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China prepares lunar probe to report moon rocks | China

[ad_1] Beijing is pouring billions into its military-run space program, hoping to have a manned space station by 2022. China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to bring back moon rocks, the first attempt by a nation to recover samples from the moon in four decades. Beijing …

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China launches first rocket to collect samples from the moon

[ad_1] (MENAFN) The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said in a statement that a Long March-5 rocket started being filled with liquid oxygen and cryogenic liquid hydrogen propellant at almost 6:30 PM (Beijing time) on Monday. The rocket, scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang spacecraft launch site in southern …

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Timeline: major achievements in Chinese space exploration

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to launch an unmanned probe to the moon earlier this week to bring back moon rocks in a nation’s first attempt to recover samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. If successful, the mission will make China only the third country to have …

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Timeline: major achievements in Chinese space exploration

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to launch an unmanned probe to the moon earlier this week to bring back moon rocks in a nation’s first attempt to recover samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. Children play with rocket models at a hotel reception in Longlou city, Wenchang, …

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Timeline: major achievements in Chinese space exploration

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to launch an unmanned probe to the moon earlier this week to bring back moon rocks in a nation’s first attempt to recover samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. Children play with rocket models at a hotel reception in Longlou city, Wenchang, …

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