{"id":69296,"date":"2010-05-09T15:43:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T22:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=69296"},"modified":"2010-05-09T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T22:43:53","slug":"china-signs-up-first-female-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/05\/china-signs-up-first-female-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"China Signs Up First Female Astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From China&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacedaily.com\/reports\/China_Signs_Up_First_Female_Astronauts_999.html\">Space Daily<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nChina&#8217;s space authorities added seven new members to its astronaut crew on Friday, with two women included for the first time. As usual, the names of the second batch of astronauts were not disclosed. However, space authorities did reveal in a press release that they are all aged 30 to 35, married and have college diplomas.<\/p>\n<p>The five men are fighter pilots, while the two women fly transport aircraft for the Chinese air force. On average, they have 1,270 hours of flight time each. All of the astronauts are strong physically and psychologically, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;China is expected to test its docking technology in the next few years and the seven new astronauts are selected for these new tasks,&#8221; said Chen Shanguang, director of the Astronaut Center of China.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/03\/china-picks-mothers-for-astronaut-training\/\">earlier<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/09\/china-picks-first-female-astronaut-candidates\/\">reports<\/a> about China&#8217;s first female astronauts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From China&#8217;s Space Daily: China&#8217;s space authorities added seven new members to its astronaut crew on Friday, with two women included for the first time. As usual, the names of the second batch of astronauts were not disclosed. 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