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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Wear)
“I said maybe we need a new force,
we’ll call it the Space Force,
and I was, not really serious,
and then I said, ‘What a great idea,
maybe we’ll have to do that. ”
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China s Chang e 5 successfully enters Earth s surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow
When the return capsule was about 10 kilometres above land, a parachute opened and it landed smoothly, after which a search team recovered it.
Dec 17, 2020 10:11:36 IST
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists hope the samples will give insights into the Moon s origins and volcanic activity on its surface, the trip was also another high-profile chapter in China s bid to become a space superpower. In images broadcast on state television, a Chinese flag was flown at the snow-covered grasslands where the capsule landed in the country s remote north.