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NASA and Planetary Resources offer cash bounty for asteroid detection software

March 10, 2014

Want to figure out how to save the Earth and make some cash at the same time? Thanks…
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China to Launch First “Space Shuttle Bus” This Year

March 6, 2014

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) — China is expected to launch an upper stage aircraft this year that can…
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China’s Lunar Rover Enters 3rd Lunar Night

February 27, 2014

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — China’s lunar rover Yutu entered its third planned dormancy on Saturday, with the…
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Touching China Award Given to Aerospace People

February 25, 2014

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (China Space News) — The 2013 Touching China awards ceremony was held on February 10…
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China’s Lunar Rover Wakes After Mechanical Issues

February 19, 2014

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (China Space News) — China’s moon rover Yutu is awake after its troubled dormancy, a…
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Chang’e-2 Lunar Probe Travels 70 mln km

February 18, 2014

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — China’s second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, has traveled more than 70 million km into…
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Planetary Power rolls out ‘HyGen’ — the Toyota Prius of diesel generators

January 29, 2014

Planetary Power expects to deliver 50 HyGen hybrid diesel-battery generators this year. Image Credit: Planetary Power For the…
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China’s Lunar Probe Observes Stars, Explores Moon

January 22, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Moon lander Chang’e-3 and rover “Yutu” of China’s lunar probe mission have collected…
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China’s Moon Rover Performs First Lunar Probe

January 16, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — China’s moon rover “Yutu”, or Jade Rabbit, completed its first scientific exploration of…
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Moon Rover, Lander Wake after Lunar Night

January 13, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — China’s moon rover “Yutu” (Jade Rabbit) and the Chang’e-3 lander have just “woken…
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China’s HD Observation Satellite Put into Service

January 7, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (China Space News) — China’s high-definition Earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-1, has been formally put…
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Moon Rover Yutu Sleeps as Night Comes

January 3, 2014

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — China’s moon rover “Yutu” (Jade Rabbit) went to sleep at 5:23 a.m. Thursday…
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