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China Space Launch Sparks Nationalistic Speculations
China’s recent launch of an habitable space laboratory module has sparked a new round of speculations on forums dedicated to China’s military strength. Tiangong-1, which means Heaven Palace-1, was launched in China on September 29 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is China’s first space lab module that has the capacity to carry humans. The first “taikonaut” (Chinese astronaut) in orbit was in 2003, and the Yinghuo-1, a Russian-Chinese robot probe to Mars, will be launched in 2013. Tiangong-1 is an ongoing effort in China’s space ambitions and the first step to building a successful space station. Online, nationalistic forums dedicated to analyzing China’s military strength have been eagerly speculating on the launch’s significance. Those same forums were focused in July maiden voyage of on China’s first ever aircraft carrier. Anti-cnn.com, founded in 2008 by a nationalistic student. The website, now renamed M4.cn, is a platform for nationalistic youth. After the launch, huangzhongsong said: “I support the development of manned spacecrafts. It’s not wasting resources. What is the waste of manpower and resources? It’s when the US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan!” 支持发展载人航天,什么叫劳民伤财？美国侵略伊拉克和阿富汗所花费的军费哪才叫劳民伤财！ Commenter qushichen wrote: “China already missed out on the oceans. It cannot for anything miss out on the skies!” Hooray for Chinese scientists! 中国已经错过了海洋时代 决不能再错过太空 中国的科学家加油！！ Commenters see both the US and Russia as China’s competitors. User “tylz” wrote about why America is perceived to be number one on the Yingshang government website’s forum: “The States are running wild in the world, and openly showed contempt for international law. What are they relying on? The all-conquering, powerful weapons, or more specifically, 11 Carrier Battle Groups, the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world, precise guided weapons, and the most advanced stealth fighters… “ 美国能横行世界，公然蔑视国际法，依靠的是什么，是无坚不摧的强大武器，具体的说就是11个航母战斗群，是拥有世界上最大核武库以及将核武器投向敌人弹道导弹，是精确的制导武器，是最先进的隐形战机 Users on the military forum of the most popular web portal, Sina, also challenged the United States. “BrightTimesXi’an” said: “The technology of this Tiangong-1 is more advanced than America’s space technology when they were doing this.” 这个天宫一号比美国当时的航天技术先进 On the popular “Flying Military” forum, user “zhenqianga” attracted two pages of comments when he outlined the benefits of developing a space program for a developing nation. However, “zhenqianga” was quick to point out that developing a space program had more nationalistic uses: “Our nation has successfully launched the Tiangong preliminary space lab probe. There are huge numbers of Taiwan and Japanese internet devils trying to create public opinion by saying there are still many poor children that need to be fed. So money shouldn’t be spent on Tiangong or Shenzhou [spacecraft], right? This is an effort to misdirect public opinion." 我国成功发射“天宫”初级太空站， 一时间有大批台日网鬼和民运造舆论说中国还有很多穷孩子需要钱的地方很多。不应把有限的钱花在天宫神舟上？ 这是在有意误导中国舆论。
China 'space capsule' experiment ends after 180 days
Six months trapped in a tiny capsule with only three other people for company gives a person time to think. And, on emerging relatively unscathed from the deep space experiment, what Wu Shiyun thought was that he would very much like a hot bath and some seafood. He was one of four chosen to live inside the capsule, which was designed to mimic being on another planet. The experiment looked at how food and air could be used and sustained under controlled conditions. Using technology inspired by China's Shenzhou spacecraft, the three men and a woman grew 25 types of plants - including wheat and strawberries. But it was also a chance to see how four individuals - picked from more than 2,000 candidates - could live together in a space no bigger than a netball court. They also had to adjust to "Mars time", which is 39 minutes longer than an earth day. But it transpires they found one very effective way to relax: Tai Chi. "According to those of us inside the capsule, it did help in soothing our emotions. But further detailed statistical analysis is needed before we reach a specific conclusion," said Tong Feizhou, another volunteer.
China launches astronauts on science mission
China have launched two astronauts into orbit for the country's longest ever space mission. They will dock with China's science laboratory that was launched into space in September and they will be there for 30 days. The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft blasted off from the the Gobi desert in East Asia. Astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will take two days to reach the Tiangong-2 space lab. They will do experiments to test how well their bodies react to zero gravity and even grow rice samples. The country is working towards setting up its own space station.
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1 Shijian-10 recoverable satellite, Chang'e lunar probes, Shenzhou spacecraft, Tiangong-2 space laboratory and Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft are to be used to implement scientific experiments and research in biology, life sciences, medicine and materials in the space environment.
2 Launched on Oct 17, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft docked two days later with China's first space lab, Tiangong-2, where Jing and Chen lived for 30 days, the longest time a Chinese astronaut has spent in space.
3 BEIJING -- Two astronauts of the Shenzhou-11 spaceflight mission were awarded medals for their service to China's space endeavors.