China's First Spacewalk 148
Smivs writes "The BBC reports that China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.
The Shenzhou VII flight will feature
China's first-ever space walk, which will be broadcast live with cameras inside and outside the spacecraft.
For the spacewalk, two crew members will go into the spacecraft's vacuum module. One yuhangyuan (astronaut) will carry out the spacewalk; the other is there to monitor the activity and assist in case of an emergency.
Two types of spacesuits — one made in China, the other from Russia — will be carried up on the flight.
It is unclear why China has opted for two different types of spacesuit.
Spaceflight analyst Dr Morris Jones commented that China might want to test the suits against each other. Alternatively, he said, it might not be ready or willing to fly a mission exclusively with its own suits."
I know what they're up to... (Score:5, Funny)
OMG someone stop the Chinese right now (Score:1, Funny)
before they build a sphere around the earth to keep us inside.
Descision making (Score:5, Funny)
Scary space walk (Score:5, Funny)
If I were the yuhangyuan on the tether, I'd be yelling "You Hang You On!" like crazy!
Joy luck, gentlemen.
Differing space suits (Score:5, Funny)
Because the first type of suit doesn't come in child sizes
Re:OMG someone stop the Chinese right now (Score:5, Funny)
The reference makes no sense if it's referring to Spaceballs. The bubble around Druidia (the air shield) was intended to keep the air in, not the people. The people could presumably come and go as they pleased as long as they knew the combination (which, coincidentally, is the same combination I have on my luggage).
Re:Descision making (Score:3, Funny)
WHOOOOOSH
typo... (Score:3, Funny)
=>the US would benefit more with exploring the Universe than exploding Iraq
Here, I done it for you.
Re:Scary space walk (Score:3, Funny)