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53. China's Space Program Racks Up More Firsts

A rundown of the country's accomplishments and future plans for space travel.

By Gregory Mone
Jan 10, 2013 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:18 AM
Moon and ISS
China's long range space plan includes going to the moon and manning its own space station by 2020---the same year the International Space Station, pictured here, is scheduled to close. | NASA

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