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.
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Sep 29, 2011
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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.
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Sep 28, 2011
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China is preparing to launch a new three-person mission to complete work on its permanent orbiting space station, the China Manned Space Agency said Saturday.
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Jun 4, 2022
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China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an official said Sunday.
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Apr 17, 2022
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China was to launch its longest-ever manned space mission Tuesday, with its second woman astronaut among the crew, as it steps up its ambitious space programme, a symbol of the country's growing power.
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Jun 11, 2013
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China is to send its second woman astronaut into orbit on its longest mission yet, space officials said Monday, as the country works towards building a space station.
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Jun 10, 2013
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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.
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Nov 27, 2012
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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.
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Jul 1, 2012
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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.
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Jun 28, 2012
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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.
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Jun 23, 2012
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