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Chinese spacewalk mission enters orbit

Sep. 26, 2008
China's three-man spacecraft shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit 342 kilometers (213 miles) above Earth on Friday in preparation for the country's first attempt at a spacewalk.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch