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U.S. and Japan hold talks to run joint space operations
Japan and the United States held talks Monday on wide-ranging cooperation in space, including the satellite monitoring of ships, a joint statement said. The collaboration is apparently aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness at sea and the expansion of its space exploration programme, according to Japanese media. The statement, released…
Neil Armstrong’s death prompts yearning for America’s past glories
Death of first man on the moon sparks tributes and expressions of regret over comparative lack of space travel since 1972 The death of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has prompted a bout of soul-searching about America’s national destiny as well as mourning for an…
China gets closer to first space station with first automatic manned space dock
China completed its first automatic space docking on a manned mission Monday, before the three astronauts on board enter an orbiting module — a key step towards the nation’s first space station. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, which took off Saturday carrying the nation’s first female astronaut, came together with the Tiangong-1…
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