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Chinese Astronaut Says Space Food Tastes 'Great'
Reuters ^ | 10-15-03

Posted on 10/15/2003 9:07:47 AM PDT by Brian S

Oct. 15 — BEIJING (Reuters) - China's first man in space told his wife and son Wednesday that the bite-size food he took along for his 21-hour journey around Earth tasted "great."

"Daddy, have you eaten rice yet? What did you eat?" eight-year-old Yang Ningkang asked his astronaut father in a conversation broadcast on state television.

"I've already eaten, ate space food," said Yang Liwei, 38, during his eighth orbit around Earth. "It tastes great."

Yang was to dine on specially designed packets of more than 20 kinds of family-style Chinese fare, including shredded pork with garlic sauce, spicy "kung pao" chicken and "eight treasures" rice, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Yang's meals were to be washed down with Chinese herbal tea and health boosting tonics, it said.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; shenzhouv
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1 posted on 10/15/2003 9:07:47 AM PDT by Brian S
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To: Brian S
Yang no Tang?
2 posted on 10/15/2003 9:09:00 AM PDT by demlosers
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Egg flew yung.
3 posted on 10/15/2003 9:09:20 AM PDT by Consort
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To: Brian S
I bet he's already turned on the exhaust fan. Phew.
4 posted on 10/15/2003 9:10:07 AM PDT by Hank Rearden (Dick Gephardt. Before he dicks you.)
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To: Brian S
AWWWWW right..........instant take out
5 posted on 10/15/2003 9:10:36 AM PDT by bert (Don't Panic!)
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To: demlosers
I wonder how those pint size chinese take out cartons hold up in space?
6 posted on 10/15/2003 9:10:41 AM PDT by apillar
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7 posted on 10/15/2003 9:10:46 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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...Tastes 'Great'

Wong Wei say LESS FILLING!

8 posted on 10/15/2003 9:11:45 AM PDT by Michael Barnes
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To: Brian S
It would be nice to see the Chinese reaction to blowing an O2 system halfway between the moon and the earth and returning to talk about it.

Its kind of sickening to see the world look upon the Chinese astronaut as a great accomplishment when you compare it to what the US did with Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the space shuttle.

Its kind of like seeing Car and Driver go nuts over a Yugo!
9 posted on 10/15/2003 9:12:44 AM PDT by montomike (montomike)
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To: Brian S
General Tso is preparing for space travel.
10 posted on 10/15/2003 9:12:45 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Hank Rearden
I bet he's already turned on the exhaust fan. Phew.

What did you think they were going to use to fuel the "reentry rockets"...

11 posted on 10/15/2003 9:12:45 AM PDT by Brian S (" In the United States, armed masses represent the foundation of political order.")
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To: Brian S
Is he hungry a half hour later?
12 posted on 10/15/2003 9:12:52 AM PDT by Fair Paul
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To: Brian S
What's this? No chop sticks!!!
13 posted on 10/15/2003 9:13:17 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (I am ashamed the dixie chicks are from Texas!)
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To: Brian S
But its less filling.
14 posted on 10/15/2003 9:13:24 AM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine
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Amazing, how do they get those chinese delivery bicyclists up there so fast?
15 posted on 10/15/2003 9:13:49 AM PDT by finnman69 (Attention IsolationistOstrichHeads: Buchanans4thReich.com & NevileChamberlinIsDaMan.com is available)
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To: Brian S
The Chinese sent Tony the Tiger into space?
16 posted on 10/15/2003 9:14:49 AM PDT by brewcrew
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Man, don't you know that the inside of that capsule smells like a rancid wok left out on the stove. I'd hate to be on the recovery/cleanup crew.
17 posted on 10/15/2003 9:15:29 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: Brian S
Wonder if he ordered out from Here?
18 posted on 10/15/2003 9:16:20 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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China is 9 years ahead of NASA in space hardware.
19 posted on 10/15/2003 9:16:29 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: montomike
We should welcome the Chinese to the 20th century.

At the rate they are going I bet they'll have high speed Internet access by 3003!
20 posted on 10/15/2003 9:17:52 AM PDT by TSgt (No longer a mooch - Proud financial supporter of Free Republic)
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