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Another Taikonaut Launch This Week

Posted by Zonk on from the stepping-out-and-seeing-the-sights dept.

JPThorne writes "BBC Online is reporting that China will launch a manned space mission sometime between Wednesday and Sunday of this week. Two as yet unnamed Chinese Astronauts will undertake the mission." From the article: "The launch comes almost exactly two years after China's first manned space flight, which made astronaut Yang Liwei a national hero. Unlike the last mission, Xinhua said a live broadcast of the launch would be provided to foreign media. Analysts say the fact the authorities are being more open about this launch may indicate that they are more confident of its success. "

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  1. I swear by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read "Take Out Naut".

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    1. Re:I swear by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe I shouldn't have prank called the Chinese Government years ago for 1 sweet and sour pork order to be delivered on the moon...

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  2. space pirates by captnjameskirk · · Score: 1, Funny

    With all that pirated NASA software, how hard could it be?

  3. With apologies by krgallagher · · Score: 1, Funny

    Q: What is the difference between the Chinese and US space programs.
    A: In China tang in an astronaut.

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  4. This will certainly upset Bush! by uncoveror · · Score: 2, Funny

    The whole reason he wants to go back to the moon is so Red China can't control all the green cheese.

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  5. waiting for aussie to go into space by ptr2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then we will have a real AUSTRONAUT

  6. Yang Liwei very lucky man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yang Liwei is a very lucky man.

    Rumor has it that the freeze-dried, astronaut kung pao chicken is to die for. :)

  7. Re:It's just incredibly stupid. by Cryp2Nite · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure it does. This way you can indefinitely detain them if they touch down anywhere outside China.
    It's an 'enemy combatant' type of thing.