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January 17, 2013

China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013
Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2013
China plans to launch 20 spacecrafts this year, including the country's third lunar probe Chang'e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced Wednesday. The country is scheduled to conduct a manned space docking test between orbiting target module Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-10, the corporation said during an internal work conference. The Chang'e-3 moon probe is expected to land and stay there during the second stage of the country's l ... read more

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