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China's lunar satellite faces eclipse challenge BEIJING (AFP) - China's first lunar satellite, which has been turning around the moon for nearly nine months, will be stripped of its solar energy supply Sunday when the earth eclipses the sun, state media said Friday.   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-15 China to launch second lunar probe in 2009 China hopes to launch its second moon-orbiting satellite in 2009, state media reported Friday, as the country steps up its space programme.   People:Wen Jiabao   Activities:China Moon Project   2008-02-22 China defends space program as peaceful China's space program will maintain steady long-term growth to serve strategic national interests, but it is peaceful in nature and costs just a fraction of NASA's spending, a senior official said on Tuesday.   Nations:China   2007-12-04 China's moon program seeks private funding China, the third country to put a man into space aboard its own rocket, will open part of the second stage of its moon mission projects to private funding, a newspaper said on Thursday.   Nations:China   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-08 China plans to launch space station China said its lunar probe had entered its final orbit around the moon Wednesday, but an official backed away from reports of launching a space station by 2020.   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-07 Headlines China's lunar satellite faces eclipse challenge 2008-08-15 China to launch second lunar probe in 2009 2008-02-22 China defends space program as peaceful 2007-12-04 China's moon program seeks private funding 2007-11-08 China plans to launch space station 2007-11-07 China's lunar probe enters moon orbit 2007-11-05 China says lunar exploration not for military use 2007-11-01 China says there's no space race in Asia 2007-11-01 China launches moon orbiter with patriotic blast 2007-10-24 China plans Wednesday launch for moon orbiter 2007-10-22 China counts down to man on moon within 15 years 2007-10-17 China counts down to man on moon 2007-10-17 China offers public chance to view first moon launch 2007-10-12 China aims for lunar base after 2020 2007-09-26 China to map moon surface 2007-08-10 China plans lunar probe launch in 2nd half 2007 2007-05-20 Chang'e 1: China Gears Up for First Moon Mission 2007-03-14 China to launch lunar satellite probe this year 2007-03-07 China could put astronauts on moon in 15 years: expert 2007-03-06 China says space programme is no threat 2007-01-19 China Moon Probe Readied For Next Year Liftoff 2006-11-29 Russia, China plan moon exploration 2006-09-11 China to put a man on the moon by 2024 2006-06-19 China plans manned moon landing around 2017 2005-11-04 China opens moon mission command centre 2005-08-22 China plans unmanned moon mission by 2007 2005-08-15 China aims for second manned launch in Oct 2005-07-14 China counting down to next men in space 2005-07-04 China's next manned spaceship to launch in Sept 2004-12-23 China Offers Glimpse of Next Space Mission 2004-12-22 One small step as China opens space centre 2004-09-01 China says to start recruiting women astronauts 2004-07-27 China Readying First Female Astronaut 2004-06-13 China cancels moon plans to focus on space station 2004-05-18 China 'shocked' at U.S. cold shoulder in space 2004-04-27 China rocket blasts small satellites into space 2004-04-18 China aims for "immortality" with lunar probe plan 2004-03-26 China to Recruit Female Astronauts 2004-03-13 China to Correct Great-Wall-In-Space Myth 2004-03-12 China to Launch Second Space Mission 2004-02-21 China to invest $170 mil. for lunar probe program 2004-02-13 U.S. eyes space as possible battleground 2004-01-18 After U.S., China sets sights on the Moon 2004-01-14 China's first moon probe to blast off in three years 2003-12-09 China's Space Program Markets Name, Logo 2003-11-13 China Plans to Launch Moon Probe 2003-11-01 Now China plans to send three people into space 2003-10-27 China's 1st Astronaut Stays Out of Sight 2003-10-21 China's First Taikonaut Gets a Promotion 2003-10-19 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed China to put a man on the moon by 2024 2006-06-19 AP: China Launches First Manned Space Mission 2003-10-14 China's next manned spaceship to launch in Sept 2004-12-23 China Offers Glimpse of Next Space Mission 2004-12-22 China's 1st Astronaut Stays Out of Sight 2003-10-21 China Space Quest Aims for the Stars 2002-05-20 Russia, China plan moon exploration 2006-09-11

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