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China begins final countdown to spacewalk mission

Source: NewKerala

Beijing : China | about 1 year ago

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The Jiuquan space centre in the north-western province of Gansu began the countdown at 1:10 pm (0510 GMT), state media said. The start of the countdown put the mission on course for its previously announced launch time of 9:10 pm (1310 GMT), although officials Wednesday said the exact time could still...

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