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China on Tuesday "successfully" launched a European-made telecommunications satellite into orbit aboard a Chinese rocket, the official Xinhua news agency said. http://phys.org/news273226608.html Space & Earth Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:16:55 EST news273226608 China is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported Saturday, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration programme. http://phys.org/news271776926.html Space & Earth Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:35:33 EST news271776926 China has said it will land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time next year, as part of an ambitious space programme that includes a long-term plan to put a man on the moon. http://phys.org/news262925101.html Space & Earth Tue, 31 Jul 2012 03:45:13 EST news262925101 China will deploy bigger spacecraft for longer missions following the success of its Shenzhou-9 voyage, allowing it to build a manned space station and potentially put a man on the moon, experts said. http://phys.org/news260342544.html Space & Earth Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:50:02 EST news260342544 A Chinese spacecraft with three astronauts aboard will return to Earth Friday after a nearly two-week mission that included the country's first manual docking in orbit, state media said. http://phys.org/news260073112.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:33:04 EST news260073112 China, which sent three astronauts into orbit a week ago, said they would conduct the nation's first manual space docking on Sunday -- a key step to building a space station. http://phys.org/news259675255.html Space & Earth Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:01:00 EST news259675255 China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country's first manual space docking. http://phys.org/news259049045.html Space & Earth Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:04:14 EST news259049045 China will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said Saturday, the latest step in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station by 2020. http://phys.org/news258440275.html Space & Earth Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:02:21 EST news258440275 China said Thursday cleaner fuel will power its next-generation rockets, which will launch heavy cargoes into space, bringing nearer plans to build a space station and put a man on the moon. http://phys.org/news244364167.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:56:23 EST news244364167 China's space program on Friday called the recovery of an unmanned spacecraft that docked twice with an orbiting module a major step toward a future space station, and said it remained open to cooperation with other nations despite U.S. objections. http://phys.org/news240811082.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:58:12 EST news240811082 China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station. http://phys.org/news240480710.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:11:56 EST news240480710 China has acquired a space tracking station in Australia, its first such facility in a close US ally, a news report said on Saturday. http://phys.org/news239784674.html Space & Earth Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:30:02 EST news239784674 China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020. http://phys.org/news239305270.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:41:20 EST news239305270 China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020. http://phys.org/news239283235.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:34:07 EST news239283235 China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. http://phys.org/news239241752.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:02:41 EST news239241752 China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit. http://phys.org/news238839998.html Space & Earth Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:26:44 EST news238839998 China took its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launched an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations. http://phys.org/news236545309.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:01:58 EST news236545309 China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power. http://phys.org/news236510355.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:19:32 EST news236510355 China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations. http://phys.org/news236486951.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:10:01 EST news236486951 China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations. http://phys.org/news236401869.html Space & Earth Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:11:40 EST news236401869