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China Successfully Launches Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft
Read more →: China Successfully Launches Shenzhou-10 SpacecraftJIUQUAN, June 11 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft on Tuesday afternoon, announced Zhang Youxia,…
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With $2M in Kickstarter funds, asteroid-mining company’s public telescope could find alien planets
Read more →: With $2M in Kickstarter funds, asteroid-mining company’s public telescope could find alien planetsIt ain’t Kepler, but an upgrade to Planetary Resources’ crowdfunded public telescope could hunt for alien planets. The…
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Xi sees off Shenzhou-10 crew
Read more →: Xi sees off Shenzhou-10 crewPresident Xi Jinping attended a see-off ceremony for Chinese astronauts of an upcoming manned space mission on Tuesday…
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China’s space dream crystallized with Shenzhou-10 launch
Read more →: China’s space dream crystallized with Shenzhou-10 launchChina successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft late Tuesday afternoon, sending three astronauts on the country’s longest space…
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Dr. MA Xingrui met with Mr. Canoe the president of Bolivarian agency
Read more →: Dr. MA Xingrui met with Mr. Canoe the president of Bolivarian agencyDr. MA Xingrui met with Mr. Canoe the president of Bolivarian agency for space activities on 4th day of June, 2013. Dr. MA Xingrui and Mr. Canoe highly appraised the achievements on space cooperation between China and Venezuela. Both sides reached a consensus on enhancing the space cooperation of the two countries.
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China Publicizes Earth Observation Satellite’s HD Photos
Read more →: China Publicizes Earth Observation Satellite’s HD PhotosBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday publicized the first batch of photos captured by Gaofen-1, its…
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Shenzhou-10 spacecraft to be launched in mid-June
Read more →: Shenzhou-10 spacecraft to be launched in mid-JuneJIUQUAN, GANSU, June 3 (Xinhua) — The manned Shenzhou-10 mission will be launched in the middle of June,…
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Q&A: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ on autism, space travel, and the link between humanity and technology
Read more →: Q&A: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ on autism, space travel, and the link between humanity and technologyBrent Spiner, a.k.a. “Data” from Star Trek, tried out Google Glass for the first time on Wednesday at…
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Asteroid-mining company launches $1M Kickstarter campaign for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope
Read more →: Asteroid-mining company launches $1M Kickstarter campaign for world’s first crowdfunded space telescopeWhen Planetary Resources first announced its plans to mine near-earth asteroids last year, the response was impressive. More than 3,500 people…
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Kickstarter campaign for public space telescope reaches $100K in 2 hours
Read more →: Kickstarter campaign for public space telescope reaches $100K in 2 hoursFrom left: Vlogger Hank Green, Planetary Resources founders Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis, and Planetary President Chris Lewicki…
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Bill Nye and Star Trek’s ‘Data’ helping asteroid miners with ‘unprecedented’ new project
Read more →: Bill Nye and Star Trek’s ‘Data’ helping asteroid miners with ‘unprecedented’ new projectPlanetary Resources is on a mission to mine near-earth asteroids and now they want you to join in on the fun,…
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4th China Satellite Navigation Conference Starts
Read more →: 4th China Satellite Navigation Conference StartsBEIJING, May. 15 (China Space News) — The Fourth China Satellite Navigation Conference “Opportunities and Challenges for the…