The big news of the day was the safe splashdown of the Shenzhou 9, ending another of China's manned space flights and marking the successful journey of the first female taikonaut. State media made some confusing noises about whether other women would be included in future missions, and there's also the possibility that foreigners might […]

China may continue to send female astronauts into space in future space missions, an official responsible for selecting and training Chinese astronauts said Friday. Chen Shanguang, director of the Chinese Astronaut Research and Training Center, told a post-mission press conference that "the specific plan will be decided after research". (China Daily) May continue? May!?! What […]

It probably won't happen anytime soon, but we can still dream about it.