China's second manned space flight to take place in September
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China's second manned space mission will take place in September 2005, state media Thursday quoted a high ranking space official as saying.
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH    SHANGHAI, China  -- Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.    The launch, expected sometime this month, will initially send a manned craft, the Shenzhou 5, into an oval orbit that at its closest will be 125 miles from Earth, the Liberation Daily reported, citing "relevant channels."    After circling the earth several times, the ship will enter an orbit at about 220 miles from earth, the report said...
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During the week of September 20, 2004, the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus will conduct their second Open Skies Treaty observation mission over the territory of the United States.
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Spacewalk records are being set this week at the International Space Station.  Following Sunday's second spacewalk of the current series, Cmdr.
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South Korea will pick its first two astronauts next year for a space trip by 2007, the science ministry said Sunday, after Russia agreed to help the country's space program.
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China&#39;s second manned space flight will be conducted by two astronauts over five days in 2005. &quot;Shenzhou-VI will be blasted into space sometime next year,&quot; said Zuo Saichun, a
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China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled next year.
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China on Thursday revealed its plans for space  -- including space walking, spacecraft docking and the setting up of a space laboratory before 2010, state media reported.
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Beijing is trying to position itself as a space benefactor to countries whose natural resources it covets here on earth.
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China is drafting laws governing outer space, state media on Monday quoted the country's first astronaut as saying at a time when Beijing's space drive is drawing growing international concern.
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China plans to launch its third manned space mission that will feature its first-ever space walk during 2008, state media said Tuesday.
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Russia hopes to launch three astronauts to the International Space Station next month, setting a new date after two postponements for technical reasons, space officials said on Wednesday. Technical difficulties, including problems with the docking system of the Soyuz craft, have twice delayed blast-off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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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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Space outfits for China&#39;s second manned space flight capsule &quot;Shenzhou VI,&quot; scheduled to launch in September next year, will be lighter and removable, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
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The UK will get its first direct scheduled freighter link with Shanghai from September.
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Another possible step toward cooperation in space between the United States and China is now on the calendar. The head of the Chinese National Space Agency will travel to Washington
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The new Japanese spacecraft sent into orbit in September to study the Sun has returned its first scientific data.