China Plans Space Mission in 10 Months
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China said Thursday that its second manned space mission will take place in September or October 2005 and will involve two astronauts orbiting for up to five days.
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China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008.
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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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China on Sunday launched a satellite that will carry out land surveying and other scientific projects for several days and return to Earth, government media reported.
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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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By Greg AutryChina recently shot down an aging Chinese weather satellite -- a signal that China will not abide by the doctrine of U.S. space superiority outlined in the new National Space Policy released in October by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Space cooperation between China and the US may finally be getting off the ground a year after China put a man in orbit, with the two countries holding their first talks and planning a series of exchanges.
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BEIJING - China sent a satellite rocketing toward lunar orbit last night, 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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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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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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A general director of China&#39;s space program says the development of the Shenzhou VI, which is to be launched next autumn, is progressing smoothly.
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SPACE.com / Top officials from NASA and China are meeting this week to gauge the prospects for potential partnerships in future space endeavors.
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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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China is set to launch its second manned space flight, which will carry two astronauts into a five-day orbit around the Earth in 2005.
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Expedition 10, the latest crew to take up residence on the International Space Station, is set to launch from Kazakhstan.
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China has announced that is to send a second manned mission to space in 2005, signaling a firm commitment to its emerging space programme.
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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.