Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese to Spacewalk
China has now become the third country to accomplish the feat of performing a spacewalk.
Chinese Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang took the honors by floating outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft.
Only USA and Russia have done so before.
The spacewalk lasted for hardly 15 minutes but it was a historic [...]

China aims to launch 10 satellites within this year
Chinese space program would get a major boost this year as the country plans to launch as many as 10 satellites in 2008.
Some of these launches would be in collaboration with foreign nations. China is also preparing for their first spacewalk by an astronaut.
The launch schedule include: [...]