apekteina lordosis
27-09-2008, 04:00 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/27/china.spaceexploration
All that remains to be seen is whether he and his fellow astronauts actually utter the words magically ascribed to them in advance by the country's official news agency. Hours before they left the launchpad yesterday, Xinhua had published a long and detailed account of their journey, complete with an in-craft dialogue between the astronauts and dated September 27 - today.
"First-level measurement arrangement!'" one section of the report began.
"After this order, signal lights all were switched on, various data show up on rows of screens, hundreds of technicians staring at the screens, without missing any slightest changes ... one minute to go! Changjiang No 1 found the target!"
For anyone wondering whether to trust further reporting on the subject, the authorities have promised that the space walk will be screened live this afternoon.
All that remains to be seen is whether he and his fellow astronauts actually utter the words magically ascribed to them in advance by the country's official news agency. Hours before they left the launchpad yesterday, Xinhua had published a long and detailed account of their journey, complete with an in-craft dialogue between the astronauts and dated September 27 - today.
"First-level measurement arrangement!'" one section of the report began.
"After this order, signal lights all were switched on, various data show up on rows of screens, hundreds of technicians staring at the screens, without missing any slightest changes ... one minute to go! Changjiang No 1 found the target!"
For anyone wondering whether to trust further reporting on the subject, the authorities have promised that the space walk will be screened live this afternoon.