China launches Chang'e 1 lunar mission
BEIJING - A Long March 3A rocket boosted China's Chang'e 1 lunar mission into an initial Earth orbit of 205 by 50,930 kilometers (127 by 31,650 miles) from the Xichang launch center in Sichuan province on Oct. 24, three days after the end of the Communist Party's latest congress. If it can overcome...
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