Comments on: CHINA’S SPACE HERO? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/chinas_space_hero/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: lefty skeptic http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/chinas_space_hero/comment-page-1/#comment-6943 lefty skeptic Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3607#comment-6943 The difference is that the dog 46 years ago (Laika) didn't survive. http://www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.html It's a sad story, especially for a dog person like me. The difference is that the dog 46 years ago (Laika) didn't survive.

http://www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.html

It's a sad story, especially for a dog person like me.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/chinas_space_hero/comment-page-1/#comment-6944 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3607#comment-6944 True 'nuff. Just makes the pooch all the more heroic vis-a-vis our latecomer. True 'nuff. Just makes the pooch all the more heroic vis-a-vis our latecomer.

]]> By: Katewerk http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/chinas_space_hero/comment-page-1/#comment-6945 Katewerk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3607#comment-6945 I was scratching my head about this story, too. "In an upcoming National Geographic special, a Chinese astronaut re--enacts the flights of early space pioneers." Kate --- I was scratching my head about this story, too.
"In an upcoming National Geographic special, a Chinese astronaut re--enacts the flights of early space pioneers."

Kate

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