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China to select women astronauts in 2006
www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-17 14:18:12
Chinanews, Beijing, Oct. 15 - China's astronaut scientific research and
training center disclosed today that selection of the first women
astronauts will start early next year.
Hu Shixiang, deputy chief commander of China's Manned Space Program, said
that with development of its space program, China will need more
astronauts, particularly women astronauts. As China has not built up such
a team, selection of new astronauts will be started next year.
According to CCTV reports, the first women astronauts will be selected
among women air-force pilots, engineers, specialized researchers and
those with equivalent educational level. This will not only diversify the
structure of Chinese astronauts, but also enlarge the pool of women
astronaut candidates. The first women astronauts will mainly become load
specialists or engineers on-board. The standards for selection of women
astronauts will be finalized in accordance with requirements of
spacecrafts referencing standards for selection of male astronauts and
female pilots.
The eighth batch of women air-force pilots are among candidates vying to
become the first women astronauts.
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