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China prepping for mission to bring back material from moon
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China prepping for mission to bring back material from moon

WENCHANG, China (AP) — Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the…
NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
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NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits

Bye bye to bunny hops: when US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, expect them to walk almost as…
India loses contact with Moon lander
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India loses contact with Moon lander

India’s space programme suffered a huge setback Saturday after losing contact with an unmanned spacecraft moments before it was due…
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
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India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission

Thousands gathered to witness India’s second attempt to send a landmark spacecraft to the Moon on Monday, a week after…
Space crew to blast off for ISS on moon landing anniversary
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Space crew to blast off for ISS on moon landing anniversary

US, Italian and Russian astronauts are set to blast off into space Saturday in a launch coinciding with the 50th…
Man’s first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
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Man’s first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP

It was 10:56 pm at mission control in Houston on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person…
‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
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‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on

Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of…
Fifty years after Moon mission, Apollo astronauts meet at historic launchpad
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Fifty years after Moon mission, Apollo astronauts meet at historic launchpad

Fifty years ago on Tuesday, three American astronauts set off from Florida for the Moon on a mission that would…
India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff
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India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff

India on Monday postponed the launch of a lunar probe less than an hour before blast-off because of a technical…
The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?
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The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?

Three rovers, six US flags, dozens of probes that either landed successfully or crashed, tools, cameras and trash: the Moon…
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