US female astronaut praises China's space program
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beihang">Beihang</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</span> & <span word="Astronautics">Astronautics</span>, <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="Magnus">Magnus</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="module">module</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="docking">docking</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2003, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>, <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="V">V</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Liwei">Liwei</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="piloted">piloted</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="IX">IX</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span>-1, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="module">module</span>. <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="Magnus">Magnus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="job">job</span>," <span word="Magnus">Magnus</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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