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China Suddenly Delays Major Moon Mission to 2027

Instapundit reaches for "historic" where Real Clear Science stays flat.

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What happened Eric Berger, Ars Technica China's "Manned Space" program issued a terse announcement on Sunday regarding its...
The headline split RealClearScience frames it as "China Suddenly Delays Major Moon Mission to 2027". Instapundit frames it as "Bad weather delays launch of China’s historic Chang’e 7 mission to moon’s south".
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RealClearScienceNews report · Aug 24, 11:52 AM

China Suddenly Delays Major Moon Mission to 2027

Eric Berger, Ars Technica China's "Manned Space" program issued a terse announcement on Sunday regarding its...

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InstapunditOpinion · Aug 24, 11:32 AM

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Bad weather delays launch of China’s historic Chang’e 7 mission to moon’s south

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Bad weather delays launch of China’s historic Chang’e 7 mission to moon’s south pole. According to reports, the growth of Tropical Depression Narra in the Gulf of Tonkin has prompted China’...

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