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Godspeed, Chinese June 15, 2012 6:32 pm bowser

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47830536/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.T9vhiRdYvng

“JIUQUAN, China — China is sending its first woman into outer space this weekend, prompting a surge of national pride as the rising power takes another step toward putting a space station in orbit within the decade.

“Liu Yang, a 33-year-old fighter pilot, will join two other astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft when it lifts off from a remote Gobi Desert launch site on Saturday evening (6:37 p.m. Beijing time, 6:37 a.m. ET).

“They will attempt a crew-controlled docking for the first time with the uncrewed Tiangong 1 module, which was launched last September as part of China’s exploratory preparations for a space lab. The module is now orbiting 213 miles (343 kilometers) above Earth.”

I find this to be amazing.  I wish them all the well in the world.

  • Successful launch for Chinese 3 person mission to their space station module. by bowser 2012-06-16 06:30:49
    • What were the US objections? n/t by RobVG 2012-06-16 07:31:19
      • Here are some by TB 2012-06-16 11:49:37
        • I suspect that the objections are based on... by FrankC 2012-06-16 12:21:43
        • I spent a few minutes looking into that. by bowser 2012-06-16 10:01:30

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