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December 02, 2013

Asian giants China, India dominate space program news
Beijing (UPI) Dec 2, 2013
China and India have taken big strides in space, with the former launching its first lunar probe and the latter catapulting a spacecraft toward toward Mars. The two nuclear-armed Asian giants, who have come a long way since their brief border war in 1962, are both involved in impressive and extensive space research programs that have won international recognition. On Monday, Chinese space scientists successfully launched their first Chang'e-3 lunar rover mission, carrying a landing modul ... read more

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