US astronaut praises Chinas space program

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Chinese astronaut Liu Yang (R) talks with her US counterpart Sandra Magnus in the first meeting between female astronauts from the two countries at Beihang University in Beijing on Thursday. Both also shared their experiences in space with students from universities, and middle and primary schools. Photo by Zhang Wei / China DailyAfemaleastronautfromtheUnitedStateshasspokenhighlyofthedevelopmentofChina"saerospaceprogram,andofthenation"sfirstfemaleastronaut,LiuYang.InanexchangebetweenfemaleastronautsfromChinaandtheUSheldonThursdayatBeihangUniversity,orBeijingUniversityofAeronautics&Astronautics,SandraMagnus,aUSastronaut,saidshewasimpressedbytheprogressChinahasmade."ThespaceprograminChinaisveryimpressive,"shesaid. "Youhavehadaspacestationmoduleandhavedoneanamazingdockingsinceflyingthefirstpersontospace10yearsago."Chinahasaccomplishedsomuchinsuchashortperiod,andIthinkChina"sprogramisverystrongandhasabrightfuture."InOctober2003,China"sfirstmannedspacecraft,ShenzhouV,wassentintospacewithastronautYangLiweionboard.LastJune,threeChineseastronautspilotedShenzhouIXtolinkupwithTiangong-1,China"sfirstspacestationmodule.Liu,theonlyfemaleofthethree,becamethefirstfemaleastronautfromChinatotraveltospace.MagnussaidshehadbeenlookingforwardtoseeingherChinesepeerattheeventandpraisedLiuas"awonderfulrepresentativeforChina"."Weareallinonegroupandweareallkindofsisters,anditfeltgoodtobetogetherandshareourexperiences."It"sverydifficulttobeawomanforanything,andIthinkshehasdoneawonderfuljob,"Magnussaid.MagnussaidshehadheardChinaplannedtogotothemoonandputaroveronthesurface. "IlookforwardtoseeingthatandotheraccomplishmentsofChinainthecomingstages."Magnus,whoarrivedinChinaonSaturday,saidshecametotalkaboutaeronauticswithChineseexpertsandstudents.DuringtheexchangeonThursday,sheandLiusharedtheirexperiencesinspacewithstudentsfromBeijinguniversities,middleandprimaryschools.Theyencouragedthestudentstokeeptryingiftheyhadapassionforspace.BorninIllinoisin1964,MagnushasaPhDinmaterialengineeringandwasanastronautwiththeUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration.Shespentatotalof159daysinspaceinhercareer,makingthreeseparatetrips.OnMarch28, 2009,shereturnedtoEarthwiththecrewofthespaceshuttleDiscoveryafterhavingspent134daysinorbit.YeLincontributedtothisstory.【1】【2】【3】【4】

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