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Current Feed ContentChina delays newest rocket design to 2014China has confirmed that the newest generation of Long March rockets has been re-scheduled to enter use in 2014. Liang Xiaohong, Vice President of China's Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, also confirmed that the Changzheng 5 design was built around pollution-free technologies. The rocket has been under development since 2002, and was initially said to require only six years' research. However the new design, which will allow more than twice the payload of previous models, has seen a number...China launches space probe to the moonThe People's Republic of China today launched its first moon orbiter as part of the country's lunar exploration program. At 18:00 hours local time (10:00 UTC) the rocket Chang'e 1 lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China. The name of the probe refers to the Chinese goddess of the moon. The state television network broadcasted live footage of the countdown and launch, which took place in the presence of Chinese officials and some 2,000 Chinese who paid around US$100... |
