ISRO stressed once more: We are not engaged in space race with China
27 October 2013
K. Radhakrishnan, Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission, said each country - whether it's India, the US, Russia or China -- had their own priorities. "There is no race with anybody. If you look at anybody, they have their own direction. So, I don't find a place for race with somebody. But I would say we are always on race with ourselves to excel in areas that we have chalked out for ourselves," he told PTI here in an interview.
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Carrier rocket sent to launch base for unmanned moon landing mission
27 October 2013
A Long March-3B carrier rocket is being transported towards the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China, after left Beijing Sunday morning, to prepare for the upcoming launch of Chang'e-3 moon probe. Compared with the carrier rocket of Chang'e-2 moon probe, this one has been equipped with a number of new technologies and its reliability has been further improved, the statement said.
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Ten candidate names for China's first moon rover after global poll
27 October 2013
Ten possible names for China's first moon rover, likely to be launched in December, have come out after a month-long online poll and debate of a jury board. "Yutu," or jade hare in Chinese, tops the list while "Tansuo," or explore, and "Lanyue," or catch moon, came at the second and third places, said Sunday's Beijing Times. About 190,000 proposals were received and a 14-member jury board selected the ten most popular after heated debates and several rounds of vote on Saturday, said the newspaper report. Yutu is a white pet rabbit accompanying the goddess Chang'e on the moon in a popular ancient Chinese myth. In the next week, another online poll will elect the three most popular names and the final result will be announced in November.
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China launches experimental satellite Shijian-16
25 October 2013
China successfully launched its Shijian-16 satellite for space research and experiments Friday, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellite was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11:50, according to the center in northwest China. Shijian-16 is used mainly for conducting space environment exploration and technological experiments. Friday's launch marked the 182nd launch boosted by a Long March rocket.
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Picture gallery with photos from the launch
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