The Chinese space programme is preparing to launch its third manned mission.
The Shenzhou-VII capsule will blast off from the Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China. The flight is expected to last some 70 hours and will include China's first spacewalk. Spacewalking is a crucial next step in China's most immediate extra-terrestrial ambition: to build a Czech PM to land in Beijing early on Thursday, stay three days ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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