Astronautas femininas dos EUA desejam boa sorte para a primeira chinesa astronauta..

US astronauts wish Chinese peers well

Updated: 2012-06-15 02:57

By Kelly Chung Dawson in New York (China Daily)

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Mae Jemison (L) is the first African-American female astronaut and Pamela Melroy is a former US astronaut.

As China is set to send its first female astronaut into space this weekend, American women who have made the journey will be tracking her historic trip.
Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut, said she believes the inclusion of women in the space program is highly significant for young Chinese women.
Growing up during NASA's high-profile Apollo era of human space travel, Jemison was both irritated and confused by the program's lack of women.
"If I had seen someone like me involved in NASA when I was a little girl, it would have given me a great big grin and made things a whole lot easier when I was starting out," she said. "It's not just that you can see yourself in that position, but also the fact that then other people understand that there is a wide range of talent to draw from.
"Including female astronauts on the Chinese launch is a very conscious and important decision," said Jemison, who served as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle Endeavour on its second trip into orbit in September 1992.
NASA, the US space agency, suffered as a result of its gender exclusion during the early years of space travel, said Howard McCurdy, a professor of public affairs at the American University in Washington, and the author of several books about space.
"If humans are going to travel in space, it's important to include both men and women," he said. "Having women in space helps build public support for the endeavor."
For China, leaving out women would be cutting the potential for progress in half, Jemison said.
"China has tremendous talent and resources, but if you don't bring all your best players in, you're not going to have the best opportunities to understand how things can be better, and how to make stuff happen more effectively. I'm very excited that women will be included on this flight."
Pamela Melroy, a former astronaut and air force pilot who served both as pilot and commander on US space shuttle missions before retiring in 2009, pointed to China's requirement that its taikonauts be trained as military pilots. She said this ensures Liu Yang — the likelier of the two women to be on board the Shenzhou IX craft when it docks with the orbiting Tiangong-1 module — will be of a special breed.
"I feel a special kinship with her, because there are so few women pilots in space," Melroy said in an interview with China Daily. There have only been three American women pilots, all during the shuttle program; most female astronauts have been scientists and engineers.
"I am so excited and pleased," she said.
Melroy, a veteran of three shuttle missions — she piloted Discovery in 2000 and Atlantis in 2002 and was commander aboard Discovery in 2007 — hasn't met Liu or Wang Yaping, the other woman being considered for this weekend's mission, but she has spent time with other taikonauts at international conferences.

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China launches spaceship with first female astronaut

Updated: 2012-06-16 19:02

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JIUQUAN - China launched Saturday Shenzhou IX spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard.

The Long March 2F rocket carrying the manned spacecraft Shenzhou IX blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province on June 16, 2012. [Photo by Su Dong / For Chinadaily.com.cn]

Shenzhou IX , atop an upgraded Long March 2F carrier rocket, blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 6:37 pm Saturday.

A see-off ceremony was held at the center hours before the launch. Wu Bangguo, the country's top legislator, attended the ceremony and extended wishes to the three astronauts.

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"The country and the people are looking forward to your successful return," he said.

The first Chinese woman in space Liu Yang, 33, is joined by commanding officer Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang, who has been selected as an astronaut trainee since January 1998.

Main tasks of the Shenzhou IX mission include the manual docking procedure conducted between the Shenzhou IX and the orbiting space lab module Tiangong-1.

China succeeded in the automated rendezvous and docking between unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 last year.

A successful manual docking will demonstrate a grasp of essential space rendezvous and docking know-how, a big step in the country's manned space program to build a space station around 2020.

Liu, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) major, was a PLA Air Force pilot with 1,680 hours of flying experience and deputy head of a military flight unit before being recruited as an astronaut candidate in May 2010.

After two years of training, which shored up her astronautic skills and adaptability to space environment, Liu excelled in testing and was selected in March this year as a candidate for the Shenzhou IX manned space mission.

"Female astronauts generally have better durability, psychological stability and ability to deal with loneliness," Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program, said.

More than 50 female astronauts from seven countries have gone into space to date. The longest space flight by female astronauts lasted 188 days.

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O gato como representante de cenários e de costumes chineses...

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Peggy Chien (below right), who has taken street cat photos for seven years, says she wants the images to represent Taiwan's diverse scenery and customs.

A Taiwan photographer captures the island from a feline's angle. Shi Yingying gets down on four paws to share the view.

The model poses before the camera as she averts her eyes from the prying lens and turns her head gracefully into another direction. Suddenly, she jumps onto the roof and vanishes without a trace, leaving the camerawoman somewhat disappointed.

"But that's just what cats do, you've got to be patient," shrugs Peggy Chien (or Chien Pei-ling) after seven years of photographing street cat...

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RIO DE JANEIRO - Vehicle sales in Brazil totaled 3.63 million units in 2011, up 3.36 percent from 2010, the National Motor Vehicle Producers Federation (Fenabrave) said Wednesday.

It was the fifth consecutive annual record for vehicle sales, Fenabrave said.

Sales of cars and light vehicles totaled 3.42 million units, up 2.9 percent from 2010, but fell short of Fenabrave's expected increase of 5.9 percent.

Truck sales rose 9.69 percent in 2011, reaching 172,600 units, while bus sales totaled 34,750 units, up 21.73 percent from 2010.

Fiat had the largest market share with 22 percent among cars and light vehicles in 2011, followed by Volkswagen with 20.4 percent, GM with 18.45 percent, and Ford with 9.2 percent. Among trucks, Volkswagen ranked first with 29.4 percent of market share, while Mercedes Benz took the lead regarding bus sales with 42.26 percent.

Motorbike sales, which are not included in Fenabrave's vehicle-sale figures, rose 7.58 percent to 1.94 million units in 2011. Honda had the largest market share with 78.8 percent, followed by Yamaha with 11.85 percent.

Fenabrave estimated that vehicle sales, including motorbikes, will reach 5.89 million units in 2012. Sales of cars and light vehicles are expected to rise 4.5 percent to 3.58 million units.

Brazil, with a population of 190 million and a middle-class that expanded 25 percent over the decades, has become one of the world's leading auto markets.

Cidades chinesas exigem registros com nomes reais para blogueiros....

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"Experts claim the new rules will purify the Internet environment, as fake and fraudulentinformation is often seen spreading through microblogs, which are gaining popularity amongusers.

According to statistics released by the China Internet Network Information Center earlier thisyear, China had 63 million microbloggers at the end of 2010, accounting for 13.8 percent of its 457 million Internet users..."

The tremendous gap between the numbers of microblog users and IDs is an indication thateither some users have several IDs or some IDs are mere "dummies" - created to increase thenumber of microblog followers, experts say.

China prende 608 sequestradores de crianças ....

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"BEIJING - Chinese police in 10 provincial-level regions have jointly cracked two child trafficking gangs that were deemed "seriously harmful," arresting 608 suspects and rescuing 178 children, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

According to a statement released Tuesday by the ministry, police in Southwest China's Sichuan province first discovered that a group led by Cai Lianchao sold 26 children to other regions while dealing with a traffic accident in May...."