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China Plans 5-day Manned Space Mission

Posted by timothy on from the remember-the-board-games dept.

rune writes "Both the BBC and The Register have articles on China's next manned space mission. This time two taikonauts are planned to be on board the Shenzou VI spacecraft sometime during 2005 for about five days. There is also a brief mention of the plans of the Chinese Space Agency for lunar exploration." hrld1,kon adds a link to this article on Chinaview, the official English-language news source for the People's Republic of China.

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  1. Re:Made in China... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 1, Troll

    Now they're leading the "new wave" into space.

    No. They've finally caught up to where the USA and Soviet Union were 40 years ago.

    They should pay Bill Clinton a royalty. His administration made their recent progress possible.

    LK

    --
    "Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
  2. Slave labour by Dzimas · · Score: 1, Troll

    Drop by a typical American fast food "restaurant" sometime and cast your gaze at the McSlaves behind the counter. As for corrupt government, I'll let Dick Cheney field questions about his relationship with Halliburton.

  3. Half hour later you lanch all over again. by gelfling · · Score: 0, Troll

    go ahead, spit on me, I just said it first.