China Launches First Lunar Probe
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China has launched its first lunar probe, a step in an ambitious plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.
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Paris - Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon, the unmanned probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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With the launch of the Changâe-1 satellite, China moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of reaching the moon.
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The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.
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By DAVID McHUGH DARMSTADT, Germany - Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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Europe&#39;s first Moon probe, SMART-1, was put into its lunar orbit on Monday evening as planned, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced here Tuesday.
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China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday as the Communist Party moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of one day reaching the moon.
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LONDON - A spacecraft the size of a washing machine and driven by a revolutionary ion motor will begin a braking sequence on Monday that should make it the first European mission to enter lunar orbit.
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Europe's first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, crashed onto the lunar surface as scheduled at 7.42 am (0542 GMT) Sunday, ending a successful 16-month mission, the European Space Agency announced.
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European spacecraft Smart 1 is at the Moon&#39;s gateway, the region beyond which the probe is tugged more strongly by lunar gravity than by the Earth&#39;s.
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All systems are finally go for Japan's first lunar orbiter, which is scheduled for launch on August 16, officials announced yesterday.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon, the unmanned exploratory probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in lunar orbit after a voyage of more than 13 months, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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All systems are finally go for Japan's first lunar orbiter, which is scheduled for launch on Aug. 16, officials announced Wednesday.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon, the unmanned probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in orbit around the Moon, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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The unmanned satellite SMART-1, whose mission is to map the Moon&#39;s topography and mineralogical composition, reached its first lunar orbit after a thirteen month journey, China Radio International reported on Tuesday.
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Europe&#39;s SMART-1 robotic probe has arrived after taking a long and spiraling road to reach its lunar destination. Launched by an Ariane 5 booster in late September 2003, the
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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.