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NEWS ABOUT: space race

space race stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - South Korea scrubbed a planned satellite launch minutes before liftoff today, citing an unspecified technical error, reports the BBC. Seoul has been itching to join the Asian space race and has already produced 10 satellites for other countries' rockets. But the event had threatened to strain recently improved relations with... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • India • Japan • satellite • space race

(Newser) - Russia is still smarting over America’s moon landing 40 years ago—so much so that a recent state TV report gave credence to dubious NASA-faked-it conspiracy theories, the AP reports. Before the moon landing, Moscow dominated the space race, laying claim to the first craft in space, the first... More »

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Russia • space • space race • moon landings

 Chinese 
 Astronaut 
 Takes 
 Spacewalk 

Next up: assembling space station

Sep 27, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(AP) - A Chinese astronaut took the nation's first spacewalk today, floating outside the orbiter module's hatch for about 13 minutes. "Greetings to all the people of the nation and all the people of the world," he declared in a live broadcast on state TV, waving a Chinese flag. More »

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China • space • spacewalk • space race

OPINION

 Why It's Time to Sell the Moon 

Lunar property rights can save the space program

May 22, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The moon isn't up for sale—but it should be, argues Glenn Harlan Reynolds in Popular Mechanics. Dishing out lunar property rights would boost the stagnating government space program, and the interest is proven: One enterprising American has already sold 500 million "novelty" acres of the moon at about... More »

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property rights • space • moon • space race

Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

Moon shots spark
suspicion about military plans in space

Oct 25, 07 10:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With China, India and Japan all launching civilian moon missions, the Christian Science Monitor examines the  Asian space race, driven by what one expert calls "techno-nationalism."  They "generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally," but they're also inflaming security concerns and suspicions, as all... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • India • Japan • aerospace • space race • moon colonization • lunar exploration

Sputnik Ignited Era of Discovery

Oct 4, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an era when billionaire tourists book rides in spaceships, launching a basketball-sized satellite into outer space might seem mundane. But when the Russians put Sputnik into orbit 50 years ago today, it kicked off much more than a Cold War competition. It signalled the start of an electrifying era... More »

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Russia • satellite • Cold War • Sputnik • space race

Russia Vows to Launch Arms Race in Space

General cautions US, China against new anti-missile systems

Oct 3, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Russia promised an arms race with the US and China if they keep launching military hardware into orbit.  "We need to have strong rules about space, to avoid its militarization," General Vladimir Popovkin said. Reuters reports that his barb was aimed at Washington for its "... More »

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missile defense system • Russian military • space race

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