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China Plans Manned Space Flight October 15

Posted by timothy on from the autonomous-province dept.

epmos writes "As previously reported on /., China is working toward launching a manned space flight Real Soon Now(tm). Many news sites have stories suggesting it could be as soon as a week away. The flight is expected to last about 90 minutes and complete one orbit." According to some of these stories, though, there's speculation about the flight lasting up to 24 hours.

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  1. Chinese space program pics by finchman · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is the Chinese space program in all its glory.

    The China Space Capsule (space.com)

    The China Manned launch vehicle (SpaceDaily.com)

    The China Manned Launch vehicle (SpaceDaily.com)