NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS

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The administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said his government has set priorities on establishing its own space station by 2011 and making a soft landing on the Moon by 2013. The lander mission will be succeeded by a lunar sample-return mission, he said. "The lunar mission has the priority in China compared to Mars" exploration, Sun Laiyan said in a Sept. 29 address.