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September 23, 2013

China's space station to open for foreign peers
Beijing (XNA) Sep 23, 2013
China is willing to provide training and open the Chinese space station to foreign astronauts, senior space flight officials said. "We would like to train astronauts from other countries and organizations that have such a demand, and we would be glad to provide trips to foreign astronauts," said Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Agency. We will also welcome foreign astronauts who have received our training to work in our future space station." Yang, China's first astronaut, w ... read more

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