CNN.com - China eyes mid-October space date - Oct. 8, 2003: "HONG KONG, China -- A mid-October launch date is emerging as the most likely for China to blast its first astronaut into space, according to reports in Chinese media.
One report, quoted on the Chinese Web site Sina.com Wednesday, said the historic flight would take place on October 15, last about 90 minutes and involve just one orbit of the Earth -- about the same as the first man in space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961."
This could be a rather momentous day for 1/5 of the people on this planet. Space competition is good, as long as we keep the weapons below the stratosphere.
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