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October 24, 2014

China launches first mission to moon and back
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2014
China launched its first space mission to the moon and back early Friday, authorities said, the latest step forward for Beijing's ambitious programme to one day land a Chinese citizen on the Earth's only natural satellite. The unnamed, unmanned probe will travel to the moon, fly around it and head back to Earth, re-entering the atmosphere and landing, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said in a statement. ... read more

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UH Manoa studies effects of long-term space travel

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Sunset Solar Eclipse

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Heavy Metal Frost On Venus

Descent Data May Help With Future Mars Landings

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Studies Comet Flyby

Work completed on satellite launch center in Hainan

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