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Booyamos
10-14-2003, 08:12 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/14/china.launch/index.html

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031015/ap_on_sc/china_space_031014154834&cid=624

Crazy mobiles. I didn't even know they were planning it, shows how much I have been paying attention lately.

"China's first astronaut Yang Liwei is in orbit following a successful launch Wednesday morning from the Jiuquan launch site in the western Gobi Desert, state media reports. " - CNN
eSDee
10-14-2003, 08:53 PM
Sweet. Hopefully this will light a fire under or own space program.
bachviet
10-14-2003, 09:14 PM
It's not televised since China is afraid about its failure.
gear02
10-14-2003, 09:26 PM
speaking of which...how do we know there's a human aboard? Oh sure they can say there's a guy in there but who really knows...there could be a mouse or something...

thus the life of the state-run media...
psycho-
10-14-2003, 10:31 PM
Originally posted by bachviet
It's not televised since China is afraid about its failure.

Could this be the reason? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/rocket061298.htm)

Long-March 3 carrying a Commercial payload of a Loral Intelsat satellite used for News Corp. in Xichang China in 1996

http://www.spacedaily.com/images/china-loral-launchclip-bg.jpg
Messed up avionics made the missle veer within 10 seconds after lift off. It flew straight into a local village.


http://www.spacedaily.com/images/china-96-crash-recovery-pla-bg.jpg
Killed approx 500 villagers nearby. China never admitted it.


I've seen the video, it's freaky knowing that that large flying thing will soon wipe out entire families.

http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/china/launch/CZ-3B-2.jpg
topane
10-15-2003, 05:00 AM
Originally posted by eSDeeLoco
Sweet. Hopefully this will light a fire under or own space program. :stupid: