China's Astronaut Outfitters Design Material for Spacewalk Suits
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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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The Chinese government is implementing a wide series of measures to reduce the amount of debris left in orbit by Chinese rockets and satellites, and to develop a space-surveillance tool to determine what is in orbit, Chinese space-debris experts said.
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China&#39;s second manned space mission would take place in September 2005, the Beijing News quoted a high-ranking space official as saying Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station left the outpost on Thursday for a spacewalk to pack up blankets and covers no longer needed to keep gear warm.
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There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station.    Science@NASA -- Richard Grugel, a materials scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center, watched his video monitor in disbelief...
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Hong Kong Disneyland unveiled new Chinese New Year outfits for Mickey and Minnie Mouse created by designer Vivienne Tam on Monday as part of the park's efforts to boost its appeal to Chinese tourists after a dismal second year.
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Scientists develop a light, breathable material for hazmat suits that keeps toxins out while letting water vapor escape. This could be the new Gore-Tex. By Cyrus Farivar.
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China offered a rare glimpse of its manned space flight center Wednesday, drawing back -- if only slightly -- the veil of secrecy around China's ambitions in outer space.
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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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MELBOURNE, Fla.  - The crew aboard the  International Space Station slipped into spacesuits and floated  out a hatch early on Wednesday to begin a planned 5 1/2-hour  spacewalk, the first since the men arrived at the outpost three  months ago.
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Beijing, Nov. 1. (PTI): China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the earth for five days with two astronauts on-board in a mission scheduled next year.
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Beijing is trying to position itself as a space benefactor to countries whose natural resources it covets here on earth.
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Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft's tail, NASA managers said Tuesday.
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CAMBRIDGE,  Mass. -- Future explorers on the Moon and Mars could be  outfitted in lightweight, high-tech spacesuits that offer far more flexibility  than the bulky suits that have been used for spacewalks in the 1960s.
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US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.
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Space suits for astronauts may get a new and better design following a University of Houston doctoral student's locomotion stability research.