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China unveils space plans
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/11/06 16:24  Shanghai Daily

  China yesterday announced plans to send two more astronautssintosorbit within the next two years on the country's second manned mission.

  The announcement, carried by Xinhua news agency's Website yesterday, was the most detailed information yet on China's plans for its next space launch aboard the spaceship that would be called Shenzhou VI. Xinhuanet cited the Chinese manned space program's chief designer, Wang Yongzhi.

  Though Shenzhou VI will be capable of flying for seven days, Wang said the next mission would probably be "at least 24 hours."Wang's comments, made on Tuesday in Hong Kong, came three weeks after astronaut Yang Liwei became China's first man in space. Yang rode Shenzhou Vsintosorbit on October 15 and returned after 21 and 1/2 hours.

  "The scientists are busily involved in research to create an environment within the spaceship to accommodate more than one astronaut," the Xinhua Website said, summarizing Wang's comments.The government did not identify the "taikonauts" who would travel on the second mission. However, Yang's two alternates, Zhai Zhigang and Nie Haisheng, would probably be considered favorites. They have been included in many of the celebrations for Yang in recent days.

  Meanwhile, aerospace officials said they planned to launch a space station within 10 years. They had announced plans for such a station on the day Yang returned but had offered no timetable until this week.

  Wang said China had no plans in place for a human moon landing and said the nation would work at its own pace - in contrast to the frenzied race to space between the former Soviet Union and the United States in the 1960s.

  "It won't be like the space feud between America and the Soviet Union," Wang said.

  After a six-day visit to Hong Kong, the space mission delegation arrived in Macau yesterday for a two-day visit.

  A large crowd waving China's national flags and Macau special administrative region flags welcomed Yang and his team, who were to attend a welcoming ceremony hosted by the Macau SAR government at the Golden Lotus Square.

  Yang shook hands with the people and surprised asgroupsof middle school students by autographing a horizontal scroll they were holding.




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