Japanese craft orbits the moon

October 07th, 2007 | Category: NASA Blog

Illustration of a Japanese spacecraft orbiting the moon.

ASSOCIATED PRESS-TOKYO - Japan put its first satellite into orbit around the moon Friday, placing the country a step ahead of China and India in an increasingly heated space race in Asia.

The probe was set into lunar orbit after completing a complicated navigational maneuver late Thursday, space agency officials said. The probe

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