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China and Russia Sign Deal to Build Lunar Nuclear Power Plant by 2036
China and Russia have agreed to build a nuclear-powered lunar station by 2036, aiming to outpace NASA’s delayed Artemis mission. The reactor will power a permanent research base at the Moon’s south pole and be constructed autonomously, according to Roscosmos. The deal marks a major step in their joint plan for long-term lunar and Mars explorati...
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Pak Joins China's Project To Build Research Station On Moon's South Pole
Pakistan has joined China's expanding club of partners in an ambitious project to build a research station on the moon's south pole.
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Pilots Recount Daring South Pole Rescue Mission: 'A Tiny Little Dot In That Mass Of Black'
It was one of the most dangerous missions of their careers - a midwinter flight to the bottom of the Earth to rescue two sick workers from the South Pole research station. An entire continent sprawled below them, empty and unknowable in the midst of the six-month Antarctic night. The only light came from the pale moon and the faint flicker of instr...
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South Pole Rescue Flight Of 2 Sick US Workers Arrives In Chile
A small plane with two sick US workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station, officials said.
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Rescuers Succeed In Evacuating Sick Workers At The South Pole
For the third time ever, rescue workers have successfully evacuated someone from the South Pole during the brutal Antarctic winter, the National Science Foundation said Wednesday afternoon.
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A Rare, Risky Mission Is Underway To Rescue Sick Scientists From The South Pole
Two small bush planes are flying to the South Pole this week to evacuate workers at the Amundsen-Scott research station - a feat rarely attempted during the middle of the Antarctic winter.
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China and Russia Sign Deal to Build Lunar Nuclear Power Plant by 2036
China and Russia have agreed to build a nuclear-powered lunar station by 2036, aiming to outpace NASA’s delayed Artemis mission. The reactor will power a permanent research base at the Moon’s south pole and be constructed autonomously, according to Roscosmos. The deal marks a major step in their joint plan for long-term lunar and Mars explorati...
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Pak Joins China's Project To Build Research Station On Moon's South Pole
Pakistan has joined China's expanding club of partners in an ambitious project to build a research station on the moon's south pole.
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Pilots Recount Daring South Pole Rescue Mission: 'A Tiny Little Dot In That Mass Of Black'
It was one of the most dangerous missions of their careers - a midwinter flight to the bottom of the Earth to rescue two sick workers from the South Pole research station. An entire continent sprawled below them, empty and unknowable in the midst of the six-month Antarctic night. The only light came from the pale moon and the faint flicker of instr...
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South Pole Rescue Flight Of 2 Sick US Workers Arrives In Chile
A small plane with two sick US workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station, officials said.
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Rescuers Succeed In Evacuating Sick Workers At The South Pole
For the third time ever, rescue workers have successfully evacuated someone from the South Pole during the brutal Antarctic winter, the National Science Foundation said Wednesday afternoon.
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A Rare, Risky Mission Is Underway To Rescue Sick Scientists From The South Pole
Two small bush planes are flying to the South Pole this week to evacuate workers at the Amundsen-Scott research station - a feat rarely attempted during the middle of the Antarctic winter.
