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China Selects First Spacewomen Trainees
China has officially selected its first group of 35 women to be trained as astronauts. The women, all between 17 and 20 years old, will train as pilots at the Chinese military's Aviation University, Xinhua, China's main government-run news agency, reported. Some of the women will then be chosen for space missions, with China's first woman astronaut scheduled to be launched into space by 2010. The 35 candidates were selected from among more than 200,000 applicants, according to Xinhua. The woman finally selected to become China's first woman in space will work as flight commanders or as an on-board engineer, Hu Shixiang, deputy chief commander of China's Manned Space Program, told the China Daily newspaper. The United States and Russia are the only other nations to have launched manned spacecraft -- and both have sent women into space. The current U.S. shuttle mission has a woman commander. All rights reserved. � 2005 United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. 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 United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express China Plans Woman In Space By 2010 Beijing (AFP) Jul 26, 2005 China will put its first woman in space within five years and has selected around 30 women pilots to be trained as astronauts, state media reported Tuesday. China Campaigns For October Shenzhou Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2005 China plans to launch its next manned space mission in early October with two astronauts circling the earth for five to six days, state media reported Friday. Shenzhou For Two Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 13, 2005 As we watch the Space Shuttle return to flight after a long hiatus, it's worth considering the return to flight of another human spaceflight program. Shenzhou 6 is expected to blast off in September, carrying China's next astronauts.
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