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China: first cosmonaut in the space (2): who is Yang Li Wei
Beijing, China: The 'taikonaut' national pride
"It's the pride of our whole district", those are the words used by the secretary of the Communist Party of Suizhong, Liu Xian Yang, to describe Yang Li Wei, the first 'taikonaut' (tai kong means space in Chinese) who at 9am local time flew to the space. The cosmonaut is 38 years old, married, with a child; his friends and family talk of him as a serious, humble man fond of his job. Tall, fit, he was...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency