The back-to-the-moon programme, Constellation, with its Ares rocket (pictured), was cancelled as part of Barack Obama’s budget.

重返月球的“星座项目”在奥巴马的预算中被取消，同被取消的还有“战神火箭”（如图）。

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The back-to-the-moon programme, Constellation, with its Ares rocket (pictured), was cancelled as part of Barack Obama's budget.

重返月球的“星座项目”在奥巴马的预算中被取消，同被取消的还有“战神火箭”(如图)。

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He interviewed all of the Apollo astronauts and was friends with Wernher von Braun, the architect of Nasa's moon programme.

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Ms Moon said the decision to air the programme had nothing to do with ratings.

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It plans an unmanned mission to the Moon, according to Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist in the country's lunar programme, who spoke to BBC News Online last year.

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