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December 14, 2013

The Dragon Has Landed
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2013
The successful landing of China's Chang'e-3 spacecraft on the Moon is significant for several reasons. This is China's first landing on another heavenly body, and represents an important step forward for their space program. It's also the first object to safely land on the Moon in 36 years, breaking a mission drought that has gone longer than most analysts would have expected. Like the launch of India's first Mars mission a few weeks ago, the landing of Chang'e-3 also serves as a wake-up call to t ... read more

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The ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus satellites for launch by Ariane 5 are welcomed in French Guiana

Arianespace to launch Brazilian government satellite SGDC

Galileo achieves its first airborne tracking

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