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June 04, 2013

Shenzhou 10's Missing Parts
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2013
Following the rollout of the rocket for China's Shenzhou 10 space launch on June 3 (China time), many facts have been officially disclosed about the upcoming mission. The flight of Shenzhou 10 will last more than two weeks and will be China's longest astronaut mission to date. We have a fairly good idea of what to expect for Shenzhou 10, but some major parts of the puzzle still remain to be disclosed. China has a habit of keeping information about its space launches under wraps, and sometimes does ... read more

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