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The nation’s third manned mission will carry three astronauts, or taikonauts,as they are known here; mission leader Zhai Zhigang will make the 40-minute spacewalk, which will be broadcast live. Experts said this mission is the next logical step toward a Chinese space station and possible moon landing. Having put people in orbit and returned them safely, China is planning spacewalks, then rendezvous and docking operations, and subsequently deployment of a relatively modest space lab, followed by a more permanent space station. (via China’s latest manned rocket mission to include spacewalk - Los Angeles Times
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