China launches rocket from ship at sea for first time

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China launches rocket from ship at sea for first time

Latest step in ambitious space program.

China successfully launched a rocket from a ship at sea for the first time on Wednesday, state media reported, the latest step forward in its ambitious space program. The Long March 11 rocket blasted off from a platform on a large semi-submersible barge in the Yellow Sea just after midday (0400 ...

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