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Published online 15 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031013-5

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China's first astronaut launched

Moon mission may follow as third nation puts a human in orbit.

China's first manned spaceflight has launched successfully. It could be the curtain-raiser for a Chinese mission to the Moon.

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