Chinese Taikonaut Makes Nation's First Spacewalk

A Chinese taikonaut performs that nation's first spacewalk, going outside an orbiter for about 13 minutes, waving a red Chinese flag for a live broadcast. (Sept. 27)

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[blipbaii]

China space rocket is right now more safe than american space shuttle, if something go wrong in a american space shuttle and is about to blow up withing 30 sec the people inside the shuttle have no choice but to die with the shuttle being blown up, whereas if the chinese rocket was to notice something went wrong and is about to blow up within 30 sec, the a escape mechanism will be activated and shoot the person out of the rocket like how a person being shoot out of a jet and landed parachute

[sepher01]

THIS IS ALL BAD!!! their gonna send people to work there!!

[sameoldsameold1]

@sameoldsameold1 Now China is becoming a leading developer of rockets once again. Isn't it amazing how things come full circle?

[sameoldsameold1]

China invented the first rockets which were powered by black powder hundreds of years ago. Robert Goddard of the United States of America invented the liquid fueled rocket and also discovered most of the basic principles of modern rocket science. Werner Von Braun of Germany took Goddard's research to new levels with his development of the V2 rocket for NAZI Germany during WWII. After WWII, Von Braun helped the USA reach the moon while the Russians, with German help, set many new space records.

[sameoldsameold1]

China invented the first rockets which were powered by black powder hundreds of years ago. Robert Goddard of the United States of America invented the liquid fueled rocket and also discovered most of the basic principles of modern rocket science. Werner Von Braun of Germany took Goddard's research to new levels with his development of the V2 rocket for NAZI Germany during WWII. After WWII, Von Braun helped the USA reach the moon while the Russians, with German help, set many new space records.

[nickyp28]

@5yearplan1 in an abort situation, they would be nowhere near space, let alone being trapped in orbit. Think about it.

[nickyp28]

@5yearplan1 actually due to cosmic radiation, its most likely that the American flags on the moon have either discoloured, or have literally turned to ashes and fallen into the lunar regolith.

[nickyp28]

@blipbaii this is true, it is the one downfall of a spaceplane.  However the Launch Escape System seen here was actually used on America's first three space programmes, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. They never had to use it.

[Godismylife1]

China does not need u.s. help they can do it on their own.

[dingyanzimaoyan]

maybe a korean. because korean had created the univerise

[thefinali]

Oh wait, forgot something: there's always the Constellation Program up for getting to the moon, but someone else should get there first and take a look around.