Manned Space launch with a woman astronaut by China this month

[ahfatzia]

BEIJING (AP) — China will launch three astronauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveler, a government news agency said Saturday.

A rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft was moved to a launch pad in China's desert northwest on Saturday for the mid-June flight, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing an space program spokesman.

The three-member crew will dock with and live in the Tiangong 1 orbital module launched last year, Xinhua said. The government has not said how long the mission will last.


Report: China plans manned space launch this month - Yahoo! News

 

[longyi]

Beijing launched its independent space station program after being turned away from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. objections. Washington is wary of the Chinese program's military links and of sharing technology with an economic and political rival.


The more the West sanctions China on technologies, the more determinations China has to develop her own. With India coming up fast and Japan and Iran also have very sophisticated programs of their own, it look like the West is going to miss the boat.

What a shame we wasted so much resources on unnecessary wars. We could've used all those money to save our space programs and buy lunches for our school kid for a thousand years. I guess wars are not all glories as some though.

 

[KRAIT]

Congrats guys.....May the launch be successful

 

[buddyboyyash]

"manned" spaceflight with a "woman"...irony isnt it??

anyways...all the very best for the launch...may it be successful

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

It is wrong... Chinese who go to space are called as TAIKANAUTS!!
All the best to them...

 

[SinoChallenger]

Another great achievement for Asian nations! Also, China has successfully tested stage separation for the CZ-5 heavy launcher this week.

Phoenix TV report

CZ-5 will have the biggest payload of any rocket in the world except for USA's Delta IV Heavy.

Long March 5 Will Have World's Second Largest Carrying Capacity

 

[skyknight]

Cannot wait to see the debut of the first Chinese female astronaut!

 

[skyknight]

 

[skyknight]

王亚平 Wang Yaping

刘洋 Liu Yang

 

[Haseebullah]

Congratulations!

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

"manned" spaceflight with a "woman"...irony isnt it??

anyways...all the very best for the launch...may it be successful

This is the chauvinist expression in English, while in Chinese language, we call it "the human spaceflight mission".

 

[Developereo]

Best of luck. Looks impressive!

 

[DrSomnath999]

it would be an incredible achievement for china .

All the best folks

 

[Speeder 2]

... With India coming up fast and Japan and Iran also have very sophisticated programs of their own, it look like the West is going to miss the boat. ..

you must mean with Ruskies becoming increasingly hungry for export?

 

[Sasquatch]

A great moment indeed for us.