Space program seeks a mother's touch
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="affectionately">affectionately</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="superhuman">superhuman</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>", <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seem">seem</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cramped">cramped</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="odor">odor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="throats">throats</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="runny">runny</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="Earthbound">Earthbound</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ringworm">ringworm</span>, <span word="cavities">cavities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="scars">scars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="IX">IX</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="panel">panel</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="applicable">applicable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> -<span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spaceflight">spaceflight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="cautiously">cautiously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>," <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Xianrong">Xianrong</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Clinical">Clinical</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="panel">panel</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="piloting">piloting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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