Sunita Williams see the Chinese space programme positive
01 April 2013
Williams lauded the Chinese space programme commending them on their efforts and progress made by them. "Well, I will make one comment about the Chinese, we are very happy for them, and its pretty amazing the things that they have done. That they are able to launch people into space, have a space station, do a space walk, have a first woman into space so congratulations to the Tigernauts and the Chinese space program its pretty impressive so we are very excited for them," said Williams. "I think anybody who is a space traveller is rooting for your space compatriots to be successful and to have a safe flight," she added.
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Shenzhou's Shadow Crew
03 April 2013
Space Analyst Morris Jones from Sydney, Australia is trying to put the puzzle on the next Shenzhou crew together.
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Wang Yaping might be confirmed for the Shenzhou 10 space mission
02 April 2013
Shanghai Daily reports that Wang Yaping, a former air force pilot, will join a crew of three on Shenzhou 10 and will become only the second woman astronaut in space after Liu Yang who was on board the Shenzhou 9 mission in 2012.
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China to Send Second Female Astronaut to Space
09 April 2013
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Shenzhou 10 reaches launch center
31 March 2013
China's new manned spacecraft Shenzhou 10, scheduled to blast off in early June this year, was delivered to the launch center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Sunday after passing pre-delivery tests, China's manned space program announced. The rocket which will carry it is undergoing various pre-delivery preparations. Shenzhou-10 will operate both automated and manual space docking with target orbiter Tiangong-1, conducting scientific experiments in the lab module and giving science lectures to spectators on Earth.
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