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January 10, 2015

Chinese spacecraft to return to moon's orbit
Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2015
The service module of China's unmanned lunar orbiter is scheduled to return to the moon's orbit in mid-January for more tests to prepare for the country's next lunar probe mission, Chang'e-5. On Sunday, the service module left the Earth-Moon second Lagrange Point (L2) after circling the point while performing additional tests, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) said Monday. A lunar orbiter is a spacecraft that orbits the moon, and its ... read more

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