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Liu Yang Becomes China's First Female Astronaut

Posted by timothy on from the holding-up-half-of-heaven dept.

China launched Saturday a rocket bearing three astronauts and an experimental orbiting module intended to presage a full-fledged space station at the end of this decade. While that's big news in itself, the launch also marks the first trip for a female Chinese astronaut. The BBC has a brief video, including part of a pre-launch press conference introducing 33-year-old astronaut Liu Yang, as well as her crewmates.

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  1. Re:Okay, and? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am not sure why it matters that she's the first female astronaut

    No, she's the first Chinese female astronaut, which means that half an hour after she takes off, you have to launch another one.

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  2. Re:Taïkonaut by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Prisoner
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  3. my suggestion: by jbeaupre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Austronaut

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  4. Re:Okay, and? by frosty_tsm · · Score: 4, Funny

    which brings an interesting question... can astronauts really spend long times in space (months or maybe over a year) without any sexual thinking at all? i mean... at some point, if you do.. you have to unload... uhm.. are they allowed to?

    Maybe that's why she's there?

    (before the mods slay me, you have to admit it's the elephant in the room)