China to launch second manned mission.

[BADDOG]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html

The Chinese goverment seems determined to get into the space "race" with this second mission. Well I wish the astronauts the very best of luck what ever we may think of the Chinese goverment.

Regards

[Jeff]

Good stuff, will be watching for more on this.

[BADDOG]

Me too bro me too!!!!

Regards

[Jeff]

Does anyone know if there is a compiled list of all nations that have accomplished such a great task? (getting into space, or sent someone there)

[BADDOG]

Originally posted by Jeff
Does anyone know if there is a compiled list of all nations that have accomplished such a great task? (getting into space, or sent someone there)

I think the U.S.A., U.S.S.R. (now Russia of course) and China are the only countrys that have put people into outer space although the U.S. and Russia have taken or nationals into space.

I think the French have their own satelite lauch system and the Japanese too though I could be wrong bro.

I do know we in the U.K. had the Bluestreak rocket programme back in the 1960's but it was to costly to maintain so the programme was scrapped.

Warm Regards

[Jeff]

I am shocked you left out my very own nation :P.

They may be scarce but Canada has astronauts :P they've been to space and back. Although Canada is mainly known for its Canadarm

[atholon]

Crazy Canadians J/K

That is interesting...germany would have gotten there if they wouldn't have tried to take over the world.

[Lakie]

Australia has a very senior astronaut that works for NASA and have been into space and done the whol space walk thing, but afaik weve never as a country set up manned missions.

[BADDOG]

Originally posted by Jeff
I am shocked you left out my very own nation :P.

They may be scarce but Canada has astronauts :P they've been to space and back. Although Canada is mainly known for its Canadarm

Sorry bro and I stand corrected lol, well done Canada and I hope you get a lot more to go up there some day!!!!

Warm Regards

P.S. We have friends who live in Ottawa are you any where near there?

[BADDOG]

Originally posted by BB/Mike*MFA*
Australia has a very senior astronaut that works for NASA and have been into space and done the whol space walk thing, but afaik weve never as a country set up manned missions.

I never new that Mike...congratulations on that!!!!

Warm Regards

[Jeff]

Originally posted by BADDOG
P.S. We have friends who live in Ottawa are you any where near there?

Not really, i'm in NS.. two provinces east.

[SilentTrigger]

Sweden don't send up rockets in orbits but we do send up sientific gatherings using space rockets. Sweden is in on the International Space Station and have had Autronouts on the ISS so have Italy among other countries

Esrange is our launch site. And some of Esranges customers are: ESA, CNES, DLR, JAXA and NASA. Control and maintain satalites in orbit