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China's lunar satellite faces eclipse challenge BEIJING (AFP) - China's first lunar satellite, which has been turning around the moon for nearly nine months, will be stripped of its solar energy supply Sunday when the earth eclipses the sun, state media said Friday.   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-15 China's moon program seeks private funding China, the third country to put a man into space aboard its own rocket, will open part of the second stage of its moon mission projects to private funding, a newspaper said on Thursday.   Nations:China   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-08 China plans to launch space station China said its lunar probe had entered its final orbit around the moon Wednesday, but an official backed away from reports of launching a space station by 2020.   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-07 China's lunar probe enters moon orbit China's maiden lunar probe successfully entered the moon's orbit on Monday, officials said, a critical step in its year-long mission to photograph and map the surface of the celestial body.   Nations:India Japan   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-05 China says lunar exploration not for military use China's lunar exploration is to drive scientific and technological innovation, and not for military purposes, space officials said on Thursday, giving a glowing report on the country's moon-bound orbiter.   Nations:China   Activities:Chang'e I Moon Probe   2007-11-01 Headlines China's lunar satellite faces eclipse challenge 2008-08-15 China's moon program seeks private funding 2007-11-08 China plans to launch space station 2007-11-07 China's lunar probe enters moon orbit 2007-11-05 China says lunar exploration not for military use 2007-11-01 China says there's no space race in Asia 2007-11-01 China launches moon orbiter with patriotic blast 2007-10-24 China plans Wednesday launch for moon orbiter 2007-10-22 China counts down to man on moon within 15 years 2007-10-17 China counts down to man on moon 2007-10-17 Most-viewed

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