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Chinese Manned Space Flight Set For Autumn

Posted by simoniker on from the vatican-city-next-on-launchpad dept.

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?"

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  1. Wow ... by jmays · · Score: 4, Funny

    and to think ... they all have accomplished so much even without the support of N*SYNC. Amazing.

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  2. This is great news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...because the astronauts on the space station have been hungry for delivery for weeks.

    1. Re:This is great news... by TopShelf · · Score: 5, Funny

      problem is, they'll be hungry again about an hour after they've eaten...

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  3. Space Race Heating Up? by SanLouBlues · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, it definitely is. Only this time, it's the Capitalists vs. the Communists. Oh wait . . .

  4. Bah, moveable type? by roystgnr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gutenberg was a wuss who would have frozen to death if it hadn't been for the inventions of Ogg, Bringer of Flame.

  5. Re:let's get ready to rumble! by osu-neko · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and it should of course be noted that dogs made it into space before humans.

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