China Wants to Have Own Space Station

[Khephra]

November 4, 2003, 5:14 AM EST


HONG KONG -- China wants a space station within 10 years, a top official said Tuesday in Hong Kong as the nation's first astronaut wrapped up a triumphant tour of the territory.

Beijing has long been secretive about its space ambitions but suddenly became much more open after astronaut Yang Liwei orbited the Earth 14 times in the first manned Chinese space launch last month.

A leading Chinese space official, Hu Shixiang, told a news conference here Tuesday that he has three new goals for the next decade: a space station, a spacewalk and docking technology. It was the first time Chinese officials publicly announced a timeframe for their space station plans.

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[DUreader]

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