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China To Launch 2 Into Space In September

Posted by timothy on from the more-room-up-there dept.

Doug Dante writes "China Daily reports that China's space agency plans to launch two Chinese astronauts into space for a 6-day mission in September. The spacecraft includes both a re-entry and an orbital module. The article, an official publication of the Chinese government in English, also extends a plain invitation for the U.S. to partner with China on space."

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  1. Astronauts? by Fulkkari · · Score: 3, Informative

    Astronauts? Shouldn't the corrent term be Taikonaut? Anyway, it is nice to see China making progress in this field.

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  2. Re:A matter of pride by kcelery · · Score: 3, Informative

    Feng shui is for choosing the launch site. For choosing the launch date, other metaphysics tools would be used.