China Pushes Space Mission Back to 2008


	China Pushes Space Mission Back to 2008

zephyrgong

3-10-2006 8:30 AM

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science, space, china, shenzhou 7, spacewalk

zephyrgong says:

China's first space walk mission is now being scheduled for 2008, according to a top aerospace official.

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3-14-2006 3:00 PM

kmcolo

Who will be the first ones back to the moon?

3-14-2006 3:02 PM

Guillaume

Maybe ZephyrGong

3-14-2006 3:19 PM

Kore7

kmcolo said:

Who will be the first ones back to the moon?

Could you imagine if it was China and how America would respond emotionally to such technological assertiveness? It could be the Sputnik-type event to accelerate the new Cold War with Asia some are predicting. Who knows where things will stand by then...

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