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Chinese Female Taikonaut IdentifiedOnchan, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2010 Sources in China have confirmed the identity of one of the two female Air Force pilots currently vying to become China's first woman in space. Captain Wang Yaping, 32, a Transport Pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), and another currently unidentified colleague were selected in March, from a pool of fifteen female candidates, and joined five male jet fighter pilots to form China's second taikonaut group. Wang had been widely identified in the Chinese media as one of five ... read more |
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