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November 01, 2015

China's first moon rover sets record for longest stay
Jinan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2015
China's first lunar rover, Yutu, has been operating on the moon for almost two years, setting the record for the longest stay by a rover, according to a Chinese lunar probe scientist. Yutu was deployed and landed on the moon via China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe in 2013, staying longer than the Soviet Union's 1970 moon rover Lunokhod 1, which spent 11 months on the moon. Its operations have streamed live through Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, and its Weibo account has nearly 600,000 f ... read more

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U.S. Air Force prepares to launch next GPS IIF satellite

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Northrop Grumman wins contract to build next US superbomber

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