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China Puts Their First Man Into Space



China has put its first man in space, sending a single astronaut on a 21-hour odyssey around the Earth four decades after the Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned space flight.



The Long March 2F rocket carrying "taikonaut" Yang Liwei lifted off into a clear blue sky over the Gobi desert at 9 a.m. (2 a.m. British time) and entered its predetermined orbit 10 minutes later.



Official media quickly declared the launch a success.



The Iniquity Summary Haiku:



Chinese manned spaceflight:

What are they doing up there?

Take-out on the moon.