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China's lunar lander lifts off from far side with cargo of dirt
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2024
» BEIJING - China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday.
Moon lander launched half century after last Apollo mission
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2024
» CAPE CANAVERAL - A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first United States lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft.
Launch of private US moon lander postponed by glitch
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2024
» CAPE CANAVERAL - The planned launch of a robotic moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was called off less than two hours before Wednesday's liftoff time and postponed for at least a day, launch contractor SpaceX said on Tuesday night.
After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2023
» BENGALURU - Following the success of India's moon landing, the country's space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission.
Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 flight jacket fetches $2.8m
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2022
» Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about US$2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said.
First all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit aboard SpaceX Dragon
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2021
» CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chose to join him in the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit.
US experts 'will observe' North Korea nuclear shutdown
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country shuts its nuclear test site in May, Seoul officials said, as US President Trump pressed for total denuclearisation ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim.
South Korea's shy new president
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in never felt comfortable being at the Blue House when he was a top aide to the president. He quit in 2004, a year into the job, and went on a long hike in the Himalayas.
Chinese cargo spacecraft docks with orbiting lab
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2017
» SHANGHAI: China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, marking a major step toward Beijing's goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
China's plans launch of first cargo spacecraft in April
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2017
» BEIJING - China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported on Tuesday, taking a step towards its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.