China sends its first female astronaut into space

Telegraph UK ^

[Perdogg]

Liu Yang, a female pilot, is amongst the three member crew of the Shenzhou 9 mission, the latest step in China’s increasingly ambitious space programme.

[C210N]

Hat tip to China for the amazing progress in space achievement. They clearly have the best technology that their intelligence industry can steal.

[C210N]

... or the best technology that the ‘rats can sell to them...

[nhoward14]

Will she be allowed to return from space?

[ronnie raygun]

Females are expendable, best suited for the unknown.

[Vaquero]

They clearly have the best technology that their intelligence industry can steal.

well let us not forget how Bill Clinton gave them the technology via his buddy Bernard Schwartz and Loral.

[Vaquero]

she will prepare the tea...clean up and service the rest of the crew.

not trying to be sexist....just stating the facts of China.

[Mr. K]

I think she qualifies for invokation of 'The Rules'

[C210N]

gave them?

I think it was sell them...

[Josa]

And obama has stopped America’s manned space program....

[Vaquero]

was that the Buddhist temple donation flap?

[nhoward14]

Obama only shut it down because the shuttle is racist. Black on bottom, white on top. It’s so obvious.

[Vaquero]

And obama has stopped America’s manned space program

as an evil empire, ‘our chickens have come home to roost’ it all fits the Marxist remaking of America.

[raybbr]

Gotta let the ChiComs catch up, right?

[rawhide]

[a fool in paradise]

Bang, zoom, to the moon!

[UCANSEE2]

Will she be allowed to return from space?

As long as she doesn't get pregnant.

[CodeToad]

Usually China just prefers to execute women:

[BenLurkin]

Yup. And yet Bill Clinton still walks around a free man.

[Iscool]

Will she be allowed to return from space?

If she doesn't, will be no big loss (to the Chinese gov't)...

[JRios1968]

Liu Yang, a female pilot, is amongst the three member crew of the Shenzhou 9 mission

The men needed someone to make them a sammich...

[lump in the melting pot]

I wonder if the chicoms are planning to open a chinee takee outee up there for all the Virgin & SpaceX space tourists?

[mikrofon]

More will be assigned to the next set of missions — the Szechuan series...

[bytesmith]

Obama sees an opportunity here, first transvestite in space.

[Vaquero]

is that like a cooking reference?

I dont get it.

[ken in texas]

If she gets pregnant in space will China force her to have an abortion?

[Vaquero]

Obama sees an opportunity here, first transvestite in space.

a capsule load of GLBT looking for a trip around the world!

and they dont even have to leave the earth...but their loafers are so light their feet ever touch the ground.

[Vaquero]

If she gets pregnant in space will China force her to have an abortion?

nooo.... they will experiment with it...as a human life has little meaning to them.

[Chode]

i wouldn't be surprised if that was the reason she was chosen... for first conception in space

[Moonman62]

And obama has stopped America’s manned space program....

It should have been stopped a long time ago. The Shuttle was a badly designed money hog that hindered space exploration.

The current transition to the private sector is the right way to go.