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Chinese Manned Space Flight Set For Autumn
brandido writes "According to an article at Space.com, "Chinese space officials remain on schedule for the first piloted flight of that nation's Shenzhou spacecraft. Chief designers and mission directors say Shenzhou 5 will be launched in autumn, reported the People's Daily last week." Between this, the X-Prize, and multiple launches of Mars probes in the last few weeks, it looks like the space race may be heating back up?"
and to think ... they all have accomplished so much even without the support of N*SYNC. Amazing.
KARMA TAG! You're it.
...because the astronauts on the space station have been hungry for delivery for weeks.
Yes, it definitely is. Only this time, it's the Capitalists vs. the Communists. Oh wait . . .
...capability of launching humans into anal orbit and returning...
Oh god no....... not that!
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Gutenberg was a wuss who would have frozen to death if it hadn't been for the inventions of Ogg, Bringer of Flame.
Start a rumour about WMD being stashed on Mars. I guarantee you, a manned Mars program gets major funding! But that would be handled through the Father-errr...Homeland Security Agency, not NASA. _Nothing_ is going to get NASA moving again.
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What else would get the US gummint on the space train: Oil on Mars! I can't see environmentalists being able to make a big dent in a drilling-on-Mars project.
Why is China interested in space? No SARS there. No student protestors, either.
Still, it'll be good to be able to get good Chinese food while in space. They should open up some restaurants at the LaGrange points and the Moon & Mars. General Tso's Space Chicken!
...and it should of course be noted that dogs made it into space before humans.
"Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies."
Bottom line: There is nothing noble about China's spaceflight plans. So let me get this straight.
First China will send a few people on the moon.
Then they'll build a space station. And before we know it they'll have nuclear silos on the moon pointed straight at DC, LA, and NYC. In order to defend the silos against capitalist attacks, China's going to build a few TIE fighters to guard the surround space. Then the next thing you know they'll be sending chinamen on spaceships and attack the US from above the atomisphere. I'm sure that's just the beginning. After the nukes from the moon and the orbital attacks, China is going to colonize Mars and start a real "Red Army." These soliders will be ultra-powerful due to their incredible ability to withstand harsh conditions. Training in low-grav scenarios will also make them faster than any conventional US troops. Then all of the "Red Army" will board a super-large spaceship and spend 2 years flying toward Earth. In their spare time on the spaceship these solider will build ultra-advanced laser weapons and powersuits. Once they land they'll completely wipe our entire Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and the Coast Gurade.
Man, you're right! God help us all should the Chinese ever land on the moon. It'll be the end of us alllllll.