space walking

11.22.09

Chinese Astronaut to Walk in Space

China plans to be the third nation to send a human out into the dark vacuum
By Greg Soltis Posted 09.25.2008 at 1:44 pm 1 Comment

China is primed to earn a proverbial bronze medal within the next week as the third country to conduct a space walk. The launch of China's third manned space mission should occur between today and next Tuesday from the Jiquan launch pad in Inner Mongolia. Some Chinese media report that this statement-making event will occur at 9 this evening.

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