Another Taikonaut Launch This Week

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday October 11, 2005 @07:13AM 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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I swear by $RANDOMLUSER · 2005-10-11 07:14 · Score: 4, Funny

I read "Take Out Naut".

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No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
waiting for aussie to go into space by ptr2004 · 2005-10-11 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Then we will have a real AUSTRONAUT