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Chinese space engineers launch ‘doomed’ pair of satellites into lunar orbit


Chinese space engineers launch ‘doomed’ pair of satellites into lunar orbit

The recovery was achieved by the spacecraft firing its engines in a series of “perigee bursts” aimed at the point closest to Earth, increasing its speed and extending its range, the researcher said on condition of anonymity. The satellites left the Xichang launch center on March 13 aboard a Long March 2C rocket, but failed […]