China Picks 6 Potential Astronauts


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BEIJING, China (AP) -- China has narrowed the list of astronauts for the country's second manned space mission later this year to six candidates, according to media reports.

The space vehicle is to blast off in September or October, carrying two astronauts on a four- or five-day flight. Officials will pick the two astronaut shortly before the flight.

The government says the astronauts are to carry out unspecified tests while in orbit.

The communist government attaches enormous pride to its space program.

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/05/c...e.ap/index.html

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