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Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030

JapanhasrevealedambitiousplanstoputanastronautontheMoonaround2030innewproposalsfromthecountry'sspaceagency.ThisisthefirsttimetheJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(

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Europe OKs project to seek alien life

Europe has approved the launch of a deep-space observatory to sniff out habitable planets in other star systems, along with any life forms they may host.

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Europe OKs project to seek alien life

Europehasapprovedthelaunchofadeep-spaceobservatorytosniffouthabitableplanetsinotherstarsystems,alongwithanylifeformstheymayhost.Newspacemissiontofindearth-likep

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UN chief condemns attacks on Mali peacekeeping mission

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonFridaycondemnedattacksagainsttheUnitedNationsMultidimensionalIntegratedStabilizationMissioninMali(MINUSMA)whichkilledthreepe

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India's most powerful rocket launches satellite into orbit

India launched a communication satellite using its most powerful rocket on Monday, improving its prospects of winning a bigger share of the more than US$300 billion global space industry and its hopes of a manned mission.

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India's most powerful rocket launches satellite into orbit

IndialaunchedacommunicationsatelliteusingitsmostpowerfulrocketonMonday,improvingitsprospectsofwinningabiggershareofthemorethanUS$300billionglobalspaceindustryan

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UN appoints team to investigate Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar

TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayappointedanIndianhumanrightslawyerandtwootherexpertstoafact-findingmissioninvestigatingallegedkillings,rapeandtorturebysecurityforcesag

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U.N. names team to investigate crimes against Myanmar Rohingya

TheUnitedNationsnamedatrioofindependentexpertsonTuesdaytoinvestigatewidespreadallegationsofkillings,rapeandtorturebyMyanmarsecurityforcesagainstRohingyaMuslimsi

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Trump signs bill pushing for crewed NASA mission to Mars by 2033

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a bill that set a goal for the country's space agency NASA to send humans to Mars by 2033.

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SpaceX to fly two space tourists around the moon in 2018

Two thrill seekers are paying SpaceX to make a trip around the moon next year.

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Xi greets astronauts, lauds space program

President says the latest mission has inspired nation to greater innovation and creativity

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China's Shenzhou-11 manned space mission a "complete success"

Two astronauts who completed China's longest-ever manned space mission returned to Earth safely Friday afternoon, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC).

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President Xi expresses congratulations on Shenzhou-11 launch

​Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations on the successful launch of the Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft on Monday.

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The sky-high dreams of Shenzhou-11 astronaut Chen Dong

​Chen Dong is about to embark on his first space mission early Monday.

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Jing Haipeng, first Chinese astronaut to enter space three times

​Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng is about to become the first Chinese to go into space for a third time, as he was selected to be commander of the upcoming Shenzhou-11 manned space mission.

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China to launch Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft on Oct. 17

The spacecraft will dock with orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 within two days and the astronauts will stay in the space lab for 30 days before returning to Earth.

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High-tech ship commissioned to track spacecraft

China commissioned a new-generation ship on Tuesday for tracking and controlling spacecraft. It will soon be used to service the Shenzhou XI manned mission, according to the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Control Department.