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Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon’s far side in growing space rivalry with US

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The Chang’e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on June 2 to collect soil and rock samples that could…

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China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

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April 25, 2024 08:28 pm | Updated 08:53 pm IST – JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship blast off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, on April 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China launched a three-member crew to…

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