China's three-man spacecraft shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit some 213 miles (343 kilometers) above Earth today in preparation for the country's first attempt at a spacewalk. ...full story at LA Times
from LA Times on Fri, Sep 26 2008
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