[Brian Allen]

<< the first Asian state to put a human in orbit. >>

In its dreams, maybe.

And only if, as is "china's" wont, you don't count the overwhelmingly Asian state, Russia -- or that other overwhelmingly Asian state, the USSR, which have been almost casually putting Asian and European and every other kind of men in orbit since Yuri Gagarin took his April 12 1961 ride into history.

And with the same hardware as "china's," too.

And the same stolen American software.

Only things "china" contributed to last week's orbit or two were the launch pad and its usual truck loads of lies.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Only things "china" contributed to last week's orbit or two were the launch pad and its usual truck loads of lies.

And the spy satellite it left.

China's man in Space*** The first manned flight is expected to be in space for only 90 minutes. But after separation, the orbital module with its own propulsion system for autonomous flight will stay in space for up to eight months. The orbital modules of Shenzhou 3 and 4 had an ELINT capability that included three antennas aimed at Earth to determine the source of ultra-high frequency emissions, plus other antennas designed to detect and locate radar transmissions. The Soviets used similar transmissions to monitor movements of U.S. Navy ships. ***