China's To-Do List This Week: Dock With Space Lab, Explore Mariana Trench: Two exploration exploits fuel national pride

China's To-Do List This Week: Dock With Space Lab, Explore Mariana Trench

China's To-Do List This Week: Dock With Space Lab, Explore Mariana Trench: Two exploration exploits fuel national pride

From earth orbit to the watery deeps, it's been a good week for Chinese scientists and technologists. This Monday, China's Shenzhou IX spacecraft successfully docked with its orbiting space module, letting a crew of three "taikonauts" board the space lab for the first time. The docking and entry into the space lab was a matter of intense national pride, and the government televised all the procedures at the Tiangong 1 module, a name that means "heavenly palace." The crew included China's first female taikonaut Liu Yang, a pilot from the Chinese Air Force. Before her name was announced there were some bizarre statements from Chinese space experts about the criteria for selecting China's first space-going woman; they declared that she must be married, have given birth naturally, and have no scars or body odor. The orbiting module is only about 10 meters long by 3 across, and...

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