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China Launches Scientific And Technical Satellite
Beijing (AFP) Aug 02, 2005 The satellite, atop a Long March 2-III carrier rocket, was fired from the Jiuquan Satellite launch centre in Gansu province, said Xinhua news agency. It was the 21st scientific satellite China has launched. Xinhua said it would be used to carry out land surveying and mapping and other experiments. China has now launched 86 satellites by Long March rockets. In October 2003 China became the third country after the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve manned space flight when astronaut Yang Liwei orbited the Earth 14 times. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Pigs In Space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 19, 2005Information on the upcoming Shenzhou 6 mission is gradually trickling out from official sources, as the launch date for the mission draws closer. As usual, China remains very guarded about the overall program that's planned for the flight, but the little we have learned from a recent media statement gives us scope for some speculation. |
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