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Posts tagged ‘astronaut’

Jun 19

June 19 Nanfangdushibao

Three taikonauts smile and wave

The front page of the Southern Metropolis Daily today shows a picture of the three astronauts China has sent into space aboard the Shenzhou 9 space craft. The headline, “Realized Dream Tiangong” refers to the Tiangong 1 Space Lab, and the fact that the Shenzhou 9 has now successfully docked with it. Read more

Jun 11

June11 Guizhou Economic Times

China’s first woman in space

The Guizhou Economic Times today features a picture of a spaceship and two would-be astronauts, one of whom will become China’s first woman in space later this week. In the afternoon of Saturday, June 16, China will launch the Shenzhou No. 9 spacecraft to carry out the country’s first manned space docking. The headline reads, “China’s first female astronaut will be one of these two women.” Read more