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China, which plans its second manned space mission for next September, Monday set up its first weather station dedicated to assisting the space program, state media reported. The center was established in northwestern Gansu province, close to the Jiuquan satellite center where China's first astronaut Yang Liwei blasted off, the Xinhua news agency said. "Weather conditions are one of the key elements in securing successful take-off and landing for spacecraft," said Song Lianchun, a Gansu meterological official. State media said last week China's second manned space mission will be conducted by two astronauts circling the Earth for five days to reinforce the country's status as a major space power. All rights reserved. © 2004 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
300 Million Chinese Drinking Harmful Water Because Of Pollution: Official
Beijing (AFP) Dec 22, 2004Some 300 million people are drinking unsafe or harmful water because more than 70 percent of China's rivers and lakes are polluted, a top government official said Wednesday. |
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