Mar. 9, 2004
BEIJING (AP) — China will recruit women astronauts for future manned space missions as a result of pressure from a leading women’s organization, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.
A proposal by Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation, to allow women to fly on space missions has been approved by the central government, Xinhua reported.
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