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China: longer flight for Shenzou-5
Beijing, China - The flight will last 21 hours instead of the declared 90 minutes
Referring to what released yesterday in the Hong Kong newspaper "Wen Wei Po", the 15 of October is the date fixed for the first Chinese space manned mission as published by AVIONEWS, which will last for 21 hours, despite of what announced by one of the space program executive, who talked about 90 minutes only. The continuos contradictory information about the mission and its crew confirms its secrecy...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 53499
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency