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China hopes to conduct space walk in 2007, might recruit female astronauts 2005-10-17 16:24:45    CRIENGLISH.com China hopes to conduct space walk in 2007, might recruit female astronauts China hopes to conduct a space walk in 2007 and might recruit women into its next group of astronaut candidates, a senior space program official said Monday. The Shenzhou 6 flight that ended early Monday completed the first stage of China's manned space development plan, which focused on development of space vehicles, said Tang Xianming, director of the China Space Engineering Office. The next stage focuses on developing ways for astronauts to walk in space and the ability to rendezvous and dock with other spacecraft, Tang said at a news conference. "Our estimate is that around 2007 we will be able to achieve extravehicular activity by our astronauts and they will walk in space," he said. Tang said he also expected to see female Chinese astronauts "in the not-too-distant future." "At present, we do not have women participants among our astronaut candidates," he said. "But according to our development program and plans for manned space engineering, for the next round of selections, we might consider having some female astronauts.", AP reported.       Talk China       Print       Email       Recommend ASTRONAUSTS Nie Haisheng Fei Junlong Shenzhou 6 is the second manned flight of China. It has been launched in October 2005, carrying two astronauts for five to six days in orbit. HOT POSTS • Shenzhou-6 launched!  by knownothing People have dreamed to fly like a bird in the sky, now the spacecraft has been launched, what a big lead, but what does that mean to China? • Successful Launch  by bestever Congratulations! China's second manned space mission a success!   CRIENGLISH.com claims the copyright of all material and information produced originally by our staff. All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non-commercial purposes only is permitted provided that both the source and author are acknowledged and a notifying email is sent to us. CRIENGLISH.com holds neither liability nor responsibility for materials attributed to any other source. Such information is provided as reportage and dissemination of information but does not necessarily reflect the opinion of or endorsement by CRI.

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