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Shenzhou-7 astronaut starts assembling space suit for spacewalk

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&$&$ ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Sep 26 2008

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