China's Next Manned Spaceship to Launch in Sept
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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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The second attempt by the rocketplane SpaceShipOne to soar into space and snag    the &#36;10 million Ansari X Prize is planned for Monday, officials announced last    night.
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15 launches planned for 2008 China will this year launch 15 rockets, deploy 17 satellites and mount its third manned space mission, the country's secretary-general of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence has announced.â¦
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China has developed a light and removable spacesuit for its astronauts set to embark on China&#39;s second manned space mission scheduled for next September.
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SpaceShipOne, the privately built manned rocket aiming to claim the 10 million USD X-Prize, has completed the first of two qualifying flights, and is scheduled to attempt the winning second flight on 4 October, despite some technical concerns.
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Â· Beijing to put astronaut on moon by 2020 Â· Military implications of mission concern US
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China will launch its first lunar probe this week in a key step toward building the basis for future space exploration, an official said Monday.
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China will launch a record number of spacecraft this year, state media reported Tuesday, amid a rise in tensions among world powers over the militarisation of space.
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The SpaceShipOne team will attempt to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday, the 47th anniversary of the start of the first space race when the Soviet Union launched its Sputnik satellite.
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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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SpaceShipOne will attempt to rocket into space today for the second time - following last Wednesdayâs successful flight - in order to bag the $10 million Ansari X Prize, which has gone unclaimed for eight years.
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The head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos said on Friday he hoped a new spacecraft launch site would be built in the Russian far east by 2020 to supplement the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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ZHUHAI, China : China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the Earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled for next year.
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(CBS/AP) SpaceShipOne was set to return to space Wednesday, in nearly a carbon copy of its historic flight in June, when it became the first privately-funded manned vehicle to go into space.
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China gave a rare glimpse Wednesday of astronauts preparing for its second manned space mission, with state television showing trainees in simulated zero gravity doing somersaults and holding up the national flag.
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China's preparations to launch its  first lunar orbiter are on schedule for lift-off later this  week, a Chinese official said on Monday, as the country steps  up efforts in a new international race for the moon.
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Description: We consider what might be ahead for the future of private space travel. Will the SpaceShipOne flight kick off a new era of space development?