11/16/2003: 
Technologica
Taikonauts Ahoy!
from China View
Shenzhou-5 Launch Successful, Astronaut in Space
JIUQUAN, Gansu, Oct. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, 38, was hurled into outer space by Shenzhou-5 spacecraft at 9 a.m. Wednesday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-10/15/content_1123848.htm
China to Launch Moon Probing Satellite in 3-5 Years
HONG KONG, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- China is to launch its first moon probing satellite in the next three to five years, said Zhang Qingwei, deputy head of the visiting delegation of China's first manned space mission, in an interview with Xinhua on Saturday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-11/01/content_1155103.htm
