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2008-09-03 China-Japan-Koreas

China to launch third manned space flight in September

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Posted by john frum 2008-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Give them credit for announcing it ahead of time. The Soviets only announced their launches after the cosmonauts got home safely to avoid embarrassment. China, being an authoritarian state could easily do the same thing but they aren't.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-03 00:46|| 2008-09-03 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 G*d willing, we'll get a three cornered Space Race (four cornered with India).

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-03 08:45|| 2008-09-03 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Meanwhile, NASA is doing what? They've lost the "Right Stuff"

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2008-09-03 11:30|| 2008-09-03 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 NASA got careful which is the enemy of the Right Stuff. NASA needs to get in the infrastructure business and figure out what they can do to help boostrap private industry into space. An orbital gas station would be helpful to almost any plan.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-03 21:51|| 2008-09-03 21:51|| Front Page Top

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