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China Launches Two Astronauts Into Space

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the the-more-the-merrier dept.

DIY News writes to tell us that China has launched their second manned space mission just two years after becoming only the third nation to launch a human into orbit. Astronauts Fei Julong and Nie Haisheng took off Wednesday at 9:00 pm EST (0100 GMT) for a mission that could last up to five days.

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  1. Re:LEO is the battleground of the future by QuantumG · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I have plans to do it with two chicks at the same time one day, doesn't mean it's gunna happen.

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  2. Re:Such a shame by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, Burt Rutan proved last year that it was possible for private citizens to launch themselves into space. Now, space isn't orbit, but we're talking about space here,

    I'm in space. You're in space. We're all in space.

    Look! I'm launching myself into space *jumps up and down*

    Somebody FUND me!!!

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