China talks Moon, Russia talks nukes

MSNBC writes that China's Moon orbiter Chang’e 1 has entered lunar orbit and here is a report that the country's space programme is considering using its Long March 3 vehicle for sending a lander mission

Yury Zaitsev, Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences academic adviser, writing for Russian news service RIA Novosti, has a few words about his country's experience of nuclear propulsion, which is key for rapid Earth-Mars transit

And finally, Space.com talks about the Boeing Delta IV launch scheduled for the same day Discovery comes home - tomorrow