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China launches first moon rover mission
The Long March-3B carrier rocket -- China's largest such vehicle -- blasted off around 1:30 am (Sunday 1730 GMT), live coverage on state broadcaster CCTV showed.
Mon Dec 02 2013
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Russia's carrier rocket explodes on takeoff
An unmanned Russian Proton-M carrier rocket exploded Tuesday on takeoff at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Tue Jul 02 2013