China has successfully launched a three-man crew into space, including an astronaut who will make the country's first spacewalk. The Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, China's third manned mission, blasted off China awaits manned spaceflight ...
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The government said the spacecraft had adjusted its orbit early Friday in preparation for the spacewalk later in the day. The launch was carried live on state television in a display of China's growing confidence in the 16-year manned space program. The mission, expected to last three or four days, is devoted almost entirely to the execution of the spacewalk.
(Deutsche Welle)
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