China launches man into space

[Indemaijinj]

Originally posted by Firestormalpha: Hmmm... why did China send a man into space so late in the game? It's obvious, they were bored.

It's about the perfect time for media awareness.

USA has had it's space program gutted by the loss of the Challenger and anyway they seem more preoccupied with national defense (who can blame them).

Russia seems to be more interested in defense too.

The joint European space program seems more aimed at producing cheap cost-efficient micro-sattelites.


Yet I must say that it is awfully refreshing hearing about rockets being used to something other than explosive payloads.

[ 10-15-2003, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: Indemaijinj ]

[wellard]

Originally posted by Indemaijinj: Yet I must say that it is awfully refreshing hearing about rockets being used to something other than explosive payloads.

AHA! so thats what happened to Saddams WOMD [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

hmmm. not a bad start for china yet it would have been nice if they had a woman on board as well. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Firestormalpha]

China, letting a woman do something of great importance, and be publicly recognized as well? Inconceivable.

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Donut: quote: Originally posted by Stormymystic: how many years after America nad the soviet union? *get out calculator....hmmm lets see our happened in 69.......

Put the calculator away Stormy - go get that history book. [/QUOTE]ahhh, bite me [img]tongue.gif[/img] so I never studied history [img]tongue.gif[/img]