Female Astronauts May Participate In China's Orbital Missions
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November 1, 2011, Tuesday
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CHINA is considering sending female astronauts into space during its docking missions next year, a chief designer for the astronaut program said yesterday.
Two women are among the nine astronauts selected for possible flights when spacecraft Shenzhou-9 and -10 are scheduled to dock with Tiangong-1 in 2012, said Chen Shanguang, director of the Astronaut Center of China.
"Space exploration activities would be incomplete without the participation of female astronauts," said Chen, who did not disclose the names of the two female astronauts, but said both are married and around 30.
Chen said the male crew members are from the country's first batch of 14 astronauts, which includes Yang Liwei, china's first astronaut in 2003, and Zhai Zhigang, the first to conduct a spacewalk in 2008.
The two women, both air freighter pilots before their enrollment, are from the second batch of astronauts from late 2009 and early 2010, according to Chen.
Two women are among the nine astronauts selected for possible flights when spacecraft Shenzhou-9 and -10 are scheduled to dock with Tiangong-1 in 2012, said Chen Shanguang, director of the Astronaut Center of China.
"Space exploration activities would be incomplete without the participation of female astronauts," said Chen, who did not disclose the names of the two female astronauts, but said both are married and around 30.
Chen said the male crew members are from the country's first batch of 14 astronauts, which includes Yang Liwei, china's first astronaut in 2003, and Zhai Zhigang, the first to conduct a spacewalk in 2008.
The two women, both air freighter pilots before their enrollment, are from the second batch of astronauts from late 2009 and early 2010, according to Chen.
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