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CNSA: China likely to launch first moon orbiter at 6 pm on Oct 24 |
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China is planning to launch its first moon orbiter at around 6 p.m. on October 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.
"The satellite will be launched between October 24 |
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First lunar picture due on Nov 6 |
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CHINA'S first lunar probe Chang'e I will send back its first picture of the moon on November 6 if it blasts off and enters its orbit as scheduled, the Beijing News reported today.
"When we receive the picture, we will publish |
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Chinese eagerly await lunar satellite launch |
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by Xinhua writer Zuo Yuanfeng
The run-up to the launch of China's first lunar orbiter at the end of this month has caught the country's imagination, with more than two thirds of the nation hoping |
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Liftoff for aerospace blueprint |
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The government Thursday unveiled an ambitious blueprint for aerospace development in the next five years, just days before the launch of China's first lunar orbiter scheduled for next week.
It is the first overall plan for |
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Lunar launch announcement on Monday |
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CHINA will announce the launch time of its first lunar satellite at a news conference on Monday, the Shanghai Securities News reports quoting the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense.
The report |
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Chang'e I to play Chinese tunes in outer space |
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CHINA'S first lunar satellite Chang'e I will broadcast 30 classical Chinese songs after it enters its orbit around the moon, the Shanghai Evening Post reported today.
The songs will also be broadcast on TV and radio here on |
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Manned space flight, lunar exploration top space plan |
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CHINA'S space program will give priority to a manned space flight and lunar exploration, according to its 11th Five Year Plan.
The Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense published the plan on its |
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China to launch 1st moon orbiter in late October |
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A senior Chinese official said here Tuesday that researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October.
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China hopes to join Int'l Space Station project |
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China hopes to become the 17th nation joining the International Space Station (ISS) project, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Li Xueyong said on Tuesday.
"China sincerely wants to cooperate |
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China to launch first lunar satellite next week |
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CHINA'S first lunar satellite is scheduled to blast off next week from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
"October 22 to 25 is the best period |
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China's lunar probe launch set for later in October |
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BEIJING
China will launch its first lunar probe later this month, state-run newspapers reported Tuesday, just weeks after regional rival Japan successfully sent a lunar satellite into orbit.
The Beijing Evening |
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China offers public chance to view first moon launch |
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BEIJING, Oct 12, 2007 (AFP) - China is offering 2,000 tickets to view the launch of the country's first lunar mission, the Chang'e 1 probe satellite, a company said Friday.
Only Chinese nationals are allowed to buy the tickets, |
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China's moon probe all set for blast off |
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CHINA'S first lunar probe satellite Chang'e I has arrived at the Xichang Launch center in Sichuan Province and is expected to be launched sometime this year, the top official from the China National Space Administration said today.
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China plans to live broadcast launch of lunar orbiter |
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China's space program is to publish the photos to be taken by the lunar orbiter "Chang'e I", which will be launched later this year, said program engineers in an online interview held by the Commission of Science |
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China ready to launch 1st lunar satellite |
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China will soon launch its first circumlunar satellite as part of its ambitious moon exploration program enters the stage of implementation, sources with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said here |