SUPPLIES!!!!
Posted on 03/30/2010 7:15:25 PM PDT by Niuhuru
The men chosen to lead China into outer space are often referred to locally as "superhuman beings" — and not just because they train to cross the final frontier. Would-be taikonauts have to meet near impossible standards that are meant to weed out the less-than-flawless. Chinese astronauts cannot suffer from chronic sore throats or runny noses.
They mustn't have food restrictions, strong regional accents, ringworm, cavities or scars. Bad breath, body odor and a snoring problem are all immediate disqualifiers. And if China's spacemen are expected to satisfy an unlikely string of qualifications, so too are its new spacewomen — with two notable additional criteria. China's first two female reserve astronauts, selected earlier this month from a pool of 15 female fighter pilots, were required to be wives and mothers.
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All this trouble to spend some time in a water tank?
Given China’s heavy-handed population control policies, I’m surprised they aren’t required to be childless and sterilized.
They look pretty cute.
“They mustn’t have food restrictions, strong regional accents, ringworm, cavities or scars.”
That rules out any women I know.
‘Bad breath, body odor and a snoring problem are all immediate disqualifiers.’
DEFIANTLY RULES OUT ANY WOMEN I KNOW.
I don’t know about space but they have good food.
Probably just closing a loophole to make sure they don’t try to seek asylum somewhere after they get into orbit.
Does anybody in Western society use the word "mother" anymore? Are we permanently stuck with the childish word "mom" from now on, even in formal communications?
Is it OK if they didn’t abort their girl children?
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