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China's second lunar probe enters moon orbit: media

AFP 10/9/2010 2:01:05 AM

China's second lunar probe entered the moon's orbit on Saturday, eight days after the Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang'e-2 blasted off from the launch centre, state media reported.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Xinhua China celebrates success of 2nd lunar probe Chang'e-2

12/20/2010 1:08:03 AM GMT
China celebrated on Monday the success of its second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, highlighting the significance of the project in boosting the country's technological development.

Saturday, October 09, 2010

AFP China's second lunar probe enters moon orbit: media

10/9/2010 2:01:05 AM GMT
China's second lunar probe entered the moon's orbit on Saturday, eight days after the Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang'e-2 blasted off from the launch centre, state media reported.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Telegraph China lunar probe reaches moon

10/6/2010 5:39:00 AM GMT
China's unmanned lunar probe Chang'e II has arrived at the moon and settled into orbit.

Friday, October 01, 2010

CNN China launches lunar probe

10/1/2010 8:27:00 AM GMT
China launched its second lunar probe Friday, as the country celebrated more than six decades under communism.

AP China's space program launches lunar probe

10/1/2010 5:16:00 AM GMT
China launched an unmanned lunar probe on Friday, the latest milestone for an ambitious space program that aims to put a man on the moon later this decade.

Xinhua China announces successful launch of 2nd lunar probe

10/1/2010 5:06:01 AM GMT
China's lunar probe Chang'e-2 was successfully launched, control center at the Xichang satellite launch site in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced Friday.

AFP China launches second lunar probe

10/1/2010 4:49:01 AM GMT
China on Friday celebrated 61 years of communist rule with the launch of its second lunar probe -- the next step in its ambitious programme to become the second country to put a man on the moon.

Reuters China launches second lunar exploration probe

10/1/2010 4:39:00 AM GMT
China launched its second lunar exploration probe on Friday, boosting the country's efforts to rise as a major space power eventually capable of landing a man on the moon.

CNN Possible thunderstorms threaten China's lunar launch

10/1/2010 4:29:00 AM GMT
Weather willing, China will launch its second lunar probe on Friday evening, as the country celebrates 61 years under communism.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

AFP China all set to launch second lunar probe

9/30/2010 11:30:00 PM GMT
China said it was all set on Friday to launch its second lunar probe, on the day the country marks 61 years of communist rule.

Xinhua Xichang ready for China's 2nd lunar probe

9/30/2010 9:29:01 AM GMT
Preparations for China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e II, are almost complete at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwest China, and the satellite is ready for a Friday launch, based on satisfactory weather forecasts.