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China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch
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What happenedChina abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch". The right frames it as "China postpones launch of Chang’e-7 in quest to find water on the moon".
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Left / center-leftChina abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch
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Right / center-rightChina postpones launch of Chang’e-7 in quest to find water on the moon
China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch
China has postponed its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission. The mission was set to search for water ice on the moon. The spacecraft was scheduled to lift off in the coming days from...
