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Manned spaceflight
Five manned orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. All of these missions were flown using Russian Soyuz spacecraft or the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.
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Unmanned exploration
Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December.
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