CHINA'S first lunar probe Chang'e 1 is expected to lose contact with ground control for 45 minutes today, Xinhua news agency reports. According to the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre, radio transmissions will be cut off by the orbital motion of the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Nov 12 2007
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