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China's first lunar probe Chang'e-1 completed its first orbital transfer Thursday afternoon, another key move in its 380,000-km journey to the moon. The orbital transfer began at 5:55 p.m. and succeeded after 130 seconds. The probe was transferred to an orbit with a nearest point of about 600 km, up from the former 200-km bearest point. Chang'e-1, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who, according to legend, flew to the moon, blasted off on a Long March3A carrier rocket at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The circumlunar satellite will experience another three accelerations, which will further shorten its distance to the moon orbit, Zhou said. The probe will complete its second orbital transfer on Friday. It is expected to enter earth-moon transfer orbit on Oct. 31 and arrive in the moon's orbit on Nov. 5.

The United Nations climate talks on Saturday agreed on some major principles in Warsaw for a new global climate pact due to be agreed on in 2015 and enter into force after 2020.As the two-week-long negotiations were approaching the 18th hour of extra time, it was agreed that all countries should prepare "intended nationally determined contributions" to help cut carbon emissions.The agreement was seen as a key step paving the way for all countries to reach an ambitious global climate pact in 2015, and a sign of their desire to avert a breakdown of the climate talks.一百字的新闻，真难找，大概就这样了

More than two thirds of the nation want to see the launch of Chang’e I, China’s firstlunar orbiter live on TV, according to a survey.According to the survey by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, almost the entire nation wants to catch images of the event at some point, with 99 percent of the 10,358 respondents saying they expected to witness the satellite launch and 68.9 percent said they were certain to watch the live broadcast of the launch.On and www.sina.com, two popular web portals in the country, internet users have contributed some 2,000 poems and 5000 drawings on the theme of Chang'e I."The satellite launch means much more than just saying 'hello' to the moon. Maybe in the future we could also send some people to accompany sister 'Chang'e'," said a college student in the survey.Remarkably, many people expect to visit the moon one day, with 93.4 percent of respondents saying they expected to do so.Chang'e I is named after Chang'e, a famous character from Chinese mythology. She ascended from earth to live on the moon as a celestial being after drinking an elixir.The satellite will be launched between Wednesday and Friday, with 6 pm today being the best choice, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Monday. Preparations are almost complete for the launch of the country's first lunar orbiter, according to a spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.我国首颗月球探测卫星“嫦娥一号”初步确定于10月24日下午发射升空。据专家透露，经过对发射地雷电、降水和云量等因素的详细分析，结合相关历史资料判断，并在航天、卫星发射、气象、天文等多个部门反复协商下，最终确定了最佳发射窗口为10月24日下午6时05分左右。目前，西昌卫星发射中心的准备工作也在紧张而有序地进行着。Researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of China's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October.[cnsphoto] A senior Chinese official said Tuesday that researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October.Zhang Qingwei, minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), who is attending the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said in an interview with Xinhua.Zhang said his team has nearly finished pre-launch tests on the rocket and orbiter, which have been transported to the launch site.Advanced cameras and X-ray spectrometers have been installed in the orbiter for mapping three-dimensional images of the lunar surface, analyzing dust on the moon, and studying the space environment between the Earth and the moon."The appropriate time for the launch is in April and October. We finally choose October with the consideration of weather and celestial conditions," he said."China's moon exploration project is for peaceful use of space," Zhang said. "We're now equipped with high technologies in doing our own research."The next step in the ambitious mission is to launch a moon vehicle, and then get it back, Zhang said.Sending the first astronaut into space with the Chinese-made spaceship Shenzhou V in 2003, China became the third country to carry out manned space mission.The Chinese government has included the moon adventure in 16 key state science projects by the year 2020.