According to reports, on August 17, "Chang'e 1" satellite successfully passed this year's second lunar eclipse test. At present, all equipment is operating normally on the satellite. The partial lunar eclipse occurred between 3:35 a.m. and 6:44 a.m.... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Aug 18 2008
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