China’s third manned spaceflight and first spacewalk last weekend were successful.
- Space Daily: “First Chinese EVA Goes Off Smoothly”, 27/9; “China astronauts return as heroes after historic spacewalk”, 28/9; “Good Grades For Shenzhou 7”, 29/9
- Spacefacts: Shenzhou VII page
“Now, NASA and Russians need each other”, MSNBC.com, 1/10. A new James Oberg opinion piece on the contentious NASA deal with Russia to fly NASA astronauts during the period where the Shuttle is retired and whenever Orion makes its first flight.
“Magnetic Hunger Could Drive Space Travelers Insane”, RIAN/Space Daily, 2/10. Rat experiments have shown that the absence of Earth’s magnetic field has deleterious effects on the brain, which has implications for long spaceflights to Mars.
