China’s space program continues its ascent with launch of a second unmanned moon mission
1:29am GMT, Saturday, 2 October 2010
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has circled the moon since 2009, is about to have some company. China launched its second lunar orbiter, known as Chang’e 2, on October 1, according to state-owned media reports. [More]
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