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China's Tiangong space station to open to foreign astronaut/cosmonaut participation
http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2013/09/chinas-space-station-to-open-to-foreign.html
China's Tiangong space station to open to foreign astronaut/cosmonaut participation
Friday, September 20, 2013
China is willing to provide training and open the Chinese space station to foreign astronauts, China Manned Space Agency officials told 150 international participants from more than 20 nations of the five-day United Nations/China Workshop on Human Space Technology, which opened in Beijing this week.
"We would like to train astronauts from other countries and organizations that have such a demand, and we would be glad to provide trips to foreign astronauts," said Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Agency. "We will also welcome foreign astronauts who have received our training to work in our future space station."
"China and Russia have collaborated on astronaut training, spacecraft technology and extra-vehicular suits, and we are cooperating with our French counterparts on a variety of experiments in astrobiology and space medicine," Yang said, adding that Chinese and German scientists also performed astrobiological experiments during the unmanned Shenzhou VIII mission in 2011. Astronauts from the European Space Agency and their Chinese peers have visited each other's training facilities, laying a solid foundation for further communication.
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"If China starts taking foreign astronauts to outer space, we would like to be the first candidate," said Ahmed Bilal, chairman of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. "We also want to cooperate with China in remote sensing technology and educating the public about space."
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China's Tiangong space station to open to foreign astronaut/cosmonaut participation
Friday, September 20, 2013
China is willing to provide training and open the Chinese space station to foreign astronauts, China Manned Space Agency officials told 150 international participants from more than 20 nations of the five-day United Nations/China Workshop on Human Space Technology, which opened in Beijing this week.
"We would like to train astronauts from other countries and organizations that have such a demand, and we would be glad to provide trips to foreign astronauts," said Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Agency. "We will also welcome foreign astronauts who have received our training to work in our future space station."
"China and Russia have collaborated on astronaut training, spacecraft technology and extra-vehicular suits, and we are cooperating with our French counterparts on a variety of experiments in astrobiology and space medicine," Yang said, adding that Chinese and German scientists also performed astrobiological experiments during the unmanned Shenzhou VIII mission in 2011. Astronauts from the European Space Agency and their Chinese peers have visited each other's training facilities, laying a solid foundation for further communication.
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"If China starts taking foreign astronauts to outer space, we would like to be the first candidate," said Ahmed Bilal, chairman of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. "We also want to cooperate with China in remote sensing technology and educating the public about space."
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