It is China's third manned space mission, which will include the country's first space walk.

这是中国第三次载人航天任务，此次任务将包含中国首次太空行走。

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This will be the third Chinese manned space mission, but the first time Chinese astronauts perform a spacewalk.

这是中国第三次载人航天，也是中国宇航员首次进行太空行走。

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Later this year, China plans to launch its third manned space mission -a prelude to a possible lunar foray by 2024.

今年晚些时候，中国计划发动第三次载人航天飞行——这是可能发生在2024年的月球探险行动的前奏。

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Joan Johnson-Freese of the U.S.Naval War College in Rhode Island says that even without a manned Moon mission, the U.S.still will be the biggest player in space.

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Moscow (CNN) -- The Russian space agency on Monday postponed the launch of a new manned mission to the International Space Station due to last week's accident in which an unmanned cargo craft was lost, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

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On June 16, China sent three astronauts into space on its first manned docking mission, a significant step towards its plan to build a Chinese space station in 2020.

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Many sceptics will undoubtedly question why any country would choose to invest in future space exploration, including a manned mission to Mars, while there are so many unsolved problems on our planet, from HIV to malaria to poverty.

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