China Space Mission Article Hits Web Before Launch
BEIJING – A news story describing a successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground.
The country’s official news agency Xinhua posted the article on its Web site Thursday, and remained there for much of the day before it was taken down.
A staffer from the Xinhuanet.com Web site who answered the phone Thursday said the posting of the article was a “technical error” by a technician. The staffer refused to give his name as is common among Chinese officials.
The Shenzhou 7 mission, which will feature China’s first-ever spacewalk, is set to launch Thursday from Jiuquan in northwestern China between 9:07 a.m. EDT and 10:27 p.m. EDT.
The arcticle, dated two days from now on Sept. 27, vividly described the rocket in flight, complete with a sharply detailed dialogue between the three astronauts.
Me: Well … Made In China … duh
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they raunched the story before they raunched their rittle rocket. ret me go raugh my ass off now.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am3-2-1-Rift-off!
September 25th, 2008 at 11:21 amThey just left a little early so the ISS could get their take-out sooner.
“Two or-dahs, flied lice and remon chicken?”
September 25th, 2008 at 11:33 am