China aims for moon with patriotic blast
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XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
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Politics, morality, and military supremacy NASA officials are to visit China for the first time, with a view to possibly establishing some sort of cooperative approach to exploring space.â¦
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With the third &quot;ZY-2&quot; research satellite successfully entering into orbit on Saturday morning, China has accomplished the launch of its 40th satellite since October 1996.
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Japan launched its first lunar probe on Friday, nicknamed Kaguya after a fairy-tale princess, in the latest move in a new race with China, India and the United States to explore the moon.
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Chinese people are expected to realise their dream of space tourism in 20 years with the country conducting research into the commercialisation of space technology, a senior space official has said.
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN  BEIJING - China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.
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Rising space power China provided a rare peek into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, capitalizing on its recent success in orbit to promote the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to growing prosperity.
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China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday, the first step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.
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China plans to launch its second manned space flight, a five-day mission with two astronauts aboard, in September next year, state media reported Thursday.
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China is preparing for the take-off of its first Moon probe, weeks after rival Japan launched a lunar explorer.
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China will launch its first unmanned mission to the Moon later this year, a senior space official confirms.
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BEIJING, Oct. 24 -- China sent a satellite rocketing toward lunar orbit Wednesday evening, the latest step in an ambitious national program to shoot more astronauts into space, build a space station and eventually land Chinese astronauts on the moon.
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China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.
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China, which put its first man in orbit last year, has built a national engineering and research center for small satellites, paving the way for large-scale production, state media said on Wednesday.
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BEIJING - China is aiming for its third manned flight next year with two astronauts making space walks, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
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China has launched an experimental navigation satellite into space, state press reported, the nation's first space launch since it tested a satellite-killing missile last month.
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China will launch its lunar orbiter Chang&#39;e 1 to explore the moon&#39;s environment and study the thickness of its soil by the end of 2007, according to a senior Chinese space expert in India.