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First Chinese to spacewalk on Friday

The first Chinese astronaut is likely to walk in space around 4:30 pm on Friday, a day after spacecraft Shenzhou VII lifts off, the commander-in-chief of the mission's ground operation has said. The historic moment will be broadcast live across the... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Sep 24 2008

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23 Jul 08		Chinese space suit all the rage » Shanghai Daily CHINA'S first space walk is expected to last up to one hour and the astronaut to walk in space in the Shenzhou VII mission will wear a Chinese-made space suit, the mission's chief technician said today. Unlike...
26 Sep 08		Shenzhou-7 astronaut starts assembling space suit for spacewalk » People's Daily Astronaut aboard the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft, China's third manned spaceship began to unpack and assemble the indigenous Feitian extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit at 10:20 a.m. Friday in preparation for China's first spacewalk. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&$ ...
23 Jul 08		China develops space-walk suit » Shanghai Daily CHINA'S first space walk is expected to last up to an hour, the mission's chief technician said yesterday. And the history-making astronaut with Shenzhou VII will wear a Chinese-made space suit. Unlike its American...
04 Mar 08		Spacewalk key to building space lab, station: CPPCC member » People's Daily The spacewalk of taikonauts, Chinese term of astronaut, aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is crucial to establishing a big space laboratory or station, a senior space engineer said. "The taikonauts will move out of the spacecraft a ...
25 Jan 08		China's first space walk may be broadcast live » Shanghai Daily CHINA may televise a live broadcast of its first spacewalk after Shenzhou VII, the nation's third manned space mission, takes flight later this year. "It is for sure that the public can turn on the TV set and view the space walk," Yuan Jie, the director...

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