Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang floats outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, making his country the third to accomplish the feat, after the U.S. and Russia. A Chinese taikonaut... ...full story at LA Times
from LA Times on Sat, Sep 27 2008
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China Astronaut performs nations first spacewalk ever »
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Chinese taikonaut debuts spacewalk » Shanghai Daily CHINESE taikonaut Zhai Zhigang slipped out of the orbital module of Shenzhou-7 this afternoon, starting China's first spacewalk or extravehicular activity (EVA) in the outer space. Donning a US$4 million homemade... |
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Official: Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang to perform China's first spacewalk » People's Daily The Shenzhou-7 mission leader Zhai Zhigang has been confirmed to perform a spacewalk, the mission headquarters announced on Saturday afternoon. Zhai, who celebrates his 42nd birthday next month, is scheduled to move out the orbiter around 4:30... |
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Taikonaut to take China's first step in space » People's Daily A taikonaut will take the first-ever step of the Chinese nation in space on Friday when he floats out of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. "We have confidence, determination and ability to make the nation's first step in outerspace," said Jing Haipeng,... |
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Historic leap for China's taikonaut » Shanghai Daily CHINESE taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed a historic space walk yesterday afternoon, marking a breakthrough in the country's ambitious program which will lead to the establishment of a permanent space station. Donning... |
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Taikonaut Zhai's small step historical leap for China » People's Daily A small step by Zhai Zhigang, China's first spacewalker, has been a historical leap in China's space dreams. The 42-year-old man ventured out of the earth-orbiting Shenzhou-7 spacecraft at about 4:43 p.m. Saturday, and became the first Chinese to... |
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