A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Thursday, carrying a payload of three very different spacecraft: an Indonesian telecommunications satellite, an experimental spacecraft for the US military and the first commercial mission to attempt a landing on the Moon. Falcon lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the opening of a 32-minute window at 20:45 Eastern Time (01:45 UTC on Friday).
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China launched the APStar-6C communications satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using…
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Three days after the successful launch of the Huiyan (HXMT) X-ray space telescope, China was…
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The Chinese have launched the third phase of its lunar exploration program on Thursday. Launch…
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Capturing and holding the attention of the general public for space exploration purposes is often…
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The Chinese have begun their most ambitious lunar mission to date, following the successful launch…
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China has opened its 2013 account with the launch of a new civilian high-resolution remote…
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China launched the second Shen Tong-1 military communications satellite via a CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A (Y19)…
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China has carried out the ninth orbital launch of the year, by launching their Long…
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China has launched another new satellite – the TH-1 Tian Hui-1 – on August 24,…
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Continuing what is expected to be a launch surge for the second half of 2010,…
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China launched its fifth satellite as part of its GPS satellite navigation system, with BeiDou-2…
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Continuing its launch surge for 2010, China has launched a new satellite, the SJ-12 –…
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China launched a new navigation satellite on Wednesday, using a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (CZ3C-4/Y4) launch…
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China has launched a new “remote sensing” spacecraft – actually believed to be another spy…
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The Chinese have launched a new remote sensing satellite – believed to be of a…
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China has launched a new French-built communications satellite using its CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launch vehicle.…
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The 100th Long March launch vehicle has placed the SinoSat-3 (Xinnuo-3) communications satellite into orbit.…
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China is preparing its own Mars probe – Yinghuo-1 – that will hitch-hike a ride…
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The Chinese State Council has announced their 11th five-year plan for space exploration, a plan…