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Space launch to pave the way for lunar expedition

By Xu Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2014-10-23 07:55

Test for technology to help probe return to Earth with soil samples

China will launch an experimental spacecraft between Friday and Sunday to test a key technology designed to help a future lunar probe return to Earth with soil samples.

The unnamed spacecraft is due to reach a location near the moon before returning to Earth, said a spokesman for the China National Space Administration, which announced the launch on Wednesday.

Space launch to pave the way for lunar expedition

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