Chinese Astronaut to Walk in Space in 2008, Expert Says
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Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) - China will send three astronauts into space in 2008 on board Shenzhou VII, but only one of them will perform spacewalk, the Beijing Times reported on Monday.
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Richard Branson, Britain's best-known entrepreneur and part-time daredevil, plans to launch the world's first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for &#36;198,600.
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN  BEIJING - China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.
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U.S. space officials will get a peek behind the closely guarded doors of China's space program next week during a visit that many experts believe is more about diplomacy than cooperation in technology.
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Description: At least two people won&#39;t be gaining weight over the holidays -- astronaut Leroy Chiao and cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov.
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China's astronaut outfitters design material for spacewalk suits BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have developed a material that the country's astronauts can wear for the country's first planned spacewalks on the Shenzhou VII mission next year, according to a Beijing newspaper.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. space officials will get a peek behind the closely guarded doors of China's space program next week during a visit that many experts believe is more about diplomacy than cooperation in technology.
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China said Thursday that its second manned space mission will take place in September or October 2005 and will involve two astronauts orbiting for up to five days.
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ZHUHAI, China : China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the Earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled for next year.
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The head of the Chinese space agency, Laiyan Sun, will meet for the first time with NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe Dec. 2 in Washington for an &quot;informal&quot; session.
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China's second manned space flight  will carry two astronauts into space and will orbit the Earth for five days.
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BEIJING - China is aiming for its third manned flight next year with two astronauts making space walks, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
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China on Thursday revealed its plans for space  -- including space walking, spacecraft docking and the setting up of a space laboratory before 2010, state media reported.
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By STEPHANIE HOO     JIUQUAN, China  -- Rising space power China provided a rare peek into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, capitalizing on its recent success in orbit to promote the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to growing prosperity.    A police car with flashing lights led busloads of international journalists across northwestern China's vast Gobi Desert to the Jiuquan space center, past armored patrol vehicles and a sign, in English: "Foreigners are not allowed to enter without permission."    It was the first time China let foreigners enter, though officials forbade photographs of the command-and-control center with its rows of computer screens or the mammoth assembly hall where workers built the spacecraft that lifted China's first astronaut into orbit last October...
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Space cooperation between China and the U.S. may finally be getting off the ground a year after China put a man in orbit, with the two countries holding their first talks and planning a series of exchanges.
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By Greg Autry  China recently shot down an aging Chinese weather satellite  --  a signal that China will not abide by the doctrine of U.S. space superiority outlined in the new National Space Policy released in October by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA may fly its next-generation space vehicle to the international space station through 2020, four years longer than the agency had originally planned to fly to the outpost, an official said Tuesday.