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China to launch second lunar probe this weekend (AP)

September 30th, 2010

AP - China’s space ambitions are forging ahead with plans to launch the country’s second unmanned lunar probe this weekend.

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Putin visits site of Russia’s new launch center (AP)

August 28th, 2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, flanked by Deputy Premier Sergei Ivanov, left, and head of the state-owned construction agency Nikolai Abroskin, second from right, visit the site where a new launch facility, the Cosmodrome Vostochny, will be constructed outside Uglegorsk, some 3,600 miles (5800 kilometers) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater…

SKorea, US launch war games despite NKorea threat (AP)

August 16th, 2010

South Korean Vietnam War veterans with the national flags shout slogans during a rally against North Korea on Korea's Liberation Day in front of Tongil bridge near the border village of the Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2010. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea to abandon military provocations and make a 'courageous change' toward peace, using a speech Sunday marking the Korean peninsula's liberation from Japanese rule to outline a path for its eventual reunification. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Tens of thousands of South Korean and U.S. troops launched a fresh round of military drills Monday despite North Korea’s warning that it would retaliate with a “merciless…

South Korea delays satellite launch (AP)

June 9th, 2010

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on June 9. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. (AP Photo/ Korea Pool) ** KOREA OUT **AP - South Korea’s planned launch of a space satellite was delayed Wednesday due to a technical glitch and was likely to be postponed to another day, a government official…

Report: South Korea delays satellite launch (AP)

June 9th, 2010

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on June 9. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. (AP Photo/ Korea Pool) ** KOREA OUT **AP - A news report says South Korea’s satellite launch is being delayed and may not take place Wednesday.


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UN Command to launch armistice violation probe (AP)

May 21st, 2010

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, rear center, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , rear third right , Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, rear left, and other cabinet members attend an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to discuss punitive measures against North Korea for its March torpedo attack on a South Korean warship at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap) **KOREA OUT**AP - The top U.S. diplomat said Friday that North Korea should face international consequences over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, while the South said the U.N. would…

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