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NASA to launch twin probes to measure moon gravity
BEIJING, Sept. 6 — NASA will launch on Thursday twin lunar orbiters built to map the gravity of Earth’s moon in unprecedented detail, media reported Tuesday. The twin lunar probes, Graili-A and Graili-B, will blast off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air … Continue reading
ISS crew lands safely in Kazakhstan
BEIJING, Dec. 1 — Three astronauts landed safely on the Kazakhstan steppes Tuesday after spending six months on the International Space Station. The Russian Soyuz TMA-15 capsule landed as planned at 10:17 a.m. Moscow time (07:17 GMT) about 85 km … Continue reading
Space shuttle Endeavour’s 6th launch scheduled on Wednesday
BEIJING, July 15 — NASA plans to try the sixth time early Wednesday evening to launch space shuttle Endeavour with seven astronauts on board, media reports said. NASA has cancelled the launch of Endeavour for the fifth time Monday due to … Continue reading