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December 03, 2013

Commentary: Lunar probe boosts "Chinese dream"
Beijing (XNA) Dec 03, 2013
China launched the the country's first moon rover aboard its Chang'e-3 lunar probe on Monday, bringing Chinese dreams of reaching the moon tantalizingly close. If Chang'e-3 successfully soft-lands on the moon in mid-December as scheduled, China will become the third country, after the United States and the former Soviet Union, to do so. Space exploration has been a risky undertaking. Only 51 percent of mankind's 129 lunar probe attempts have been successful. The successful launch is on ... read more

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				Helping China To The Moon Shortly after China's Chang'e-3 spacecraft departs Earth to land on the Moon, ESA's network of tracking stations will swing into action, providing crucial support for the vessel's five-day lunar cru ... more		China's "triple jump" progress in lunar probes The upcoming Chang'e-3 mission will carry the first Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on and explore an extraterrestrial object. The Chang'e-1 to Chang'e-3 missions have made a "triple jump" bet ... more

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China media urges countermeasures against Japan planes China's state media called Friday for "timely countermeasures without hesitation" if Japan violates the country's newly declared air zone, after Beijing sent fighter jets to patrol the area following defiant military overflights by Tokyo. ... more		Taiwan allows more solo China tourists to offset tour fall Taiwan will allow more solo Chinese tourists to offset a fall in group arrivals after Beijing outlawed forced shopping trips, which resulted in operators raising the price of package tours, officials said Friday. ... more		Tajikistan lost 1,000 glaciers in 3 decades: minister Scientists urge swift action on microbial technologies to address climate crisis EU deforestation ban in chaos as parliament loosens rules		US forces operating 'normally' in China air zone US military chiefs have insisted they will not change their operations despite China scrambling fighter jets to monitor American and Japanese aircraft in Beijing's newly declared air defence zone. ... more
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