tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post6683697428719641356..comments2024-01-08T00:25:24.777-08:00Comments on Philosophy of Science Portal: Morris Jones and Chinese space effortsMercuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-24918287337974657582009-08-05T06:01:05.592-07:002009-08-05T06:01:05.592-07:00Ah, Chinese politics...about as complicated as a 1...Ah, Chinese politics...about as complicated as a 12 jeweled Swiss watch. As I have stipulated over the years, it is time that NASA relinquish the reigns of a dominate space exploration. The bottom line for multiple players is more economic than political unless a significant coup is made. Space exploration should be a cooperative effort. Chinese, Indian, Russian--makes no difference,<br /><br />I was amused at the following from Reuters...<br /><br />"China doctor reveals 100 rules for would-be spacemen"<br /><br />by<br /><br />Melanie Lee<br /><br />August 3rd, 2009<br /><br />SHANGHAI--No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities.<br /><br />These are amongst the 100 health requirements for would-be astronauts vying to be part of China's next space team, the Yangtse Evening Paper reported on Saturday.<br /><br />The selection process, which the paper said is for the second batch of Chinese astronauts, will disqualify those who have runny noses, ringworm, drug allergies or bad breath.<br /><br />"The bad smell would affect their fellow colleagues in a narrow space," said Shi Bing Bing, an official with the 454th hospital of People's Liberation Army air force based in Nanjing, one of the six astronaut health screening hospitals.<br /><br />Aside from the physical requirements of the job, the candidate must also possess a pleasant and adaptable disposition, the paper said.<br /><br />"These astronauts could be regarded as super human beings," Shi said.<br /><br />China sent its first man to walk in space in September last year. Zhai Zhigang, the son of a snack-seller, unveiled a small Chinese flag in space, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule.<br /><br />The space walk was a step toward China's longer-term goal of assembling a space lab and then a larger space station.Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-75703486341607899892009-08-04T06:52:56.793-07:002009-08-04T06:52:56.793-07:00Jeff Foust wrote an article in the latest Space Re...Jeff Foust wrote an article in the latest Space Review discussing a monograph about China's manned space plans, which they say is due to their wanting to be equal partners with the rest of the space powers.<br /><br />What are your thoughts on this?<br /><br />Article here:<br /><br />http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1434/1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com