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  In space, US sees a new rival

  Agence-France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on January 07, 2019

  During the Cold War, US eyes were riveted on the Soviet Union’s rockets and satellites. But in recent years, it has been China’s space programmes...

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  China space mission lands on Moon's far side

  Reuters. Beijing | Updated at 11:12am on January 03, 2019

  A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as an historic first...

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  Astronauts land from ISS stint marred by air leak, rocket failure

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 01:32pm on December 20, 2018

  Three astronauts landed back on Earth on Thursday after a troubled stint on the ISS marred by an air leak and the failure of a...

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  No paid subscriber in seven months of launch

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 11:42pm on December 19, 2018

  Bangabandhu Satellite 1, installed at a cost of Tk 2,702 crore, is yet to earn a penny in seven months of its launch with 15-year...

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  China launches probe to explore dark side of Moon

  Reuters . Beijing | Updated at 01:28pm on December 08, 2018

  China on Saturday launched a first probe ever to explore the dark side of the Moon, marking another milestone in its ambitious space programme, the...

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  Rocket carrying space station crew fails in midair, crew safe

  Reuters . Baikonur, Kazakhstan | Updated at 04:29pm on October 11, 2018

  A booster rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft with a Russian and US astronaut on board headed for the International Space Station failed mid-air on Thursday,...

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  India to launch first manned space mission by 2022

  Reuters | Updated at 10:45am on August 15, 2018

  India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, which could make it the fourth nation to...

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  NASA postpones for 24 hours launch of historic spaceship to Sun

  Agence France-Presse . Tampa | Updated at 03:39pm on August 11, 2018

  NASA postponed until Sunday the launch of the first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun on a mission to plunge into our star's...

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  Trump wants to dominate space, Moon and Mars

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 11:51am on June 19, 2018

  President Donald Trump boasted Monday of the US commercial space industry's deep wallet and enterprising spirit, and vowed US dominance in exploration of the Moon...

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  Wondrous dunes on Pluto are made of grains of frozen methane

  Reuters | Updated at 11:58am on June 01, 2018

  Scientists have detected another exotic feature on one of the solar system's most wondrous worlds, a large field of dunes on the surface of the...