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China is set to launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media have reported

China to launch second lunar probe: state media

Nov 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

China will launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media reported Friday, as it powers ahead with a space programme that has sparked concerns abroad.

China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon

China says completes 3D moon map

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 29, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, in an important step towards a future lunar landing, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday.

Space flight panel can't fit lunar mission into NASA budget

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (7) | 9

When President Barack Obama named a panel to review NASA's manned space program, his aides said privately they were hoping the group would recommend scrapping NASA's troubled Ares I rocket program and finding ...

Apollo 11 crew: Aldrin likes spotlight, 2 shun it

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 19, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others ...