Jun 26
While it’s the International Space Station that tends to take all the glory, there is in fact another: China’s Tiangong-1, which went into low-Earth orbit in 2011. In this amazing pictures, you can see it silhouetted against the Sun.
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Jul 31
State news agency Xinhua is reporting that China is planning to launch a probe to the moon in the second half of 2013. The Chang’e-3, named after the Chinese moon goddess, will deposit a lander and rover on our natural satellite to survey its bumpy surface. It’ll launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province and is a sign of the continuing ambition of the nation’s space program — after it deposited a crew on its Tiangong-1 space station two months ago.
Filed under: Transportation, Science
China sending a probe to the moon next year to look for Moonbase Alpha originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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