China&#39;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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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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A Canadian team vying for the $10 million X Prize is scrounging for parts, while the heavy favorite, Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, is ready for a launch next week. By Dan Brekke.
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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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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN  BEIJING - 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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Â· Beijing to put astronaut on moon by 2020 Â· Military implications of mission concern US
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NASA has chosen two aerospace companies to develop a commercial spaceship capable of flying cargo to the International Space Station.
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Three spaceships are set to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of February, according to the latest programme unveiled by space agencies.
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China is planning to build a new satellite launch site &#151; the country's fourth &#151; to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday.
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A private space plane is set to shoot beyond Earth&#39;s atmosphere for the second time in a week on Monday in a pioneering bid to win a $10 million prize and prove that space is open for business.
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Tycoon Richard Branson unveiled his newest spaceship and said that test flights for the vessel would begin this year.
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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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SpaceShipOne, the world&#39;s first privately developed spaceship, is fueled and ready to embark this morning on a flight into space in a bid to claim the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH    SHANGHAI, China  -- Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.    The launch, expected sometime this month, will initially send a manned craft, the Shenzhou 5, into an oval orbit that at its closest will be 125 miles from Earth, the Liberation Daily reported, citing "relevant channels."    After circling the earth several times, the ship will enter an orbit at about 220 miles from earth, the report said...
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China's second manned space flight will blast off next September with two astronauts circling the Earth for five days to reinforce the country's status as a major space power, state media said.
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SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane that blasted into space on Wednesday in the first of its $10m Ansari X-Prize flights, will launch again on Monday.
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Oct. 4 - A group of private citizens in California are hoping to make another giant leap for mankind. SpaceShipOne has already made it to space and back.