Chinese Manned Space Launch (live thread as situation develops)

MSNBC/AP ^ | 10-14-03 | AP

[Stars N Stripes]

Lift off was at 9:00PM EST

[Brett66]

They didn't waste any time. If it cleared the tower, their probably all right for going to orbit.

[ChadGore]

"Not the boor worms?!?!"

[July 4th]

Yet another reason for an ABM system.

[Kenny Bunk]

In this case it's "Krabooie"

[freedumb2003]

There will be nothing in the media about this. Unless it somehow relates to Kobe or Bennifer.

FLASH! Today Kobe's was revealed that JLo is Kobe's secret witness and saw the alleged victim go to bed with Ben Afleck!

In response, the judge in the case had the baliff stick a rocket up Kobe's lawyer's butt and light the fuse, saying "Say Hi to Yau's brother!"

[Brett66]

It will take 12 minutes until orbit is reached. So we'll know in a couple of minutes if it was a success. (at least the orbit part)

[July 4th]

Well, if the capsule comes back, they can call it a success because there's no reason they couldn't drag out some astronaut to take the place of the guy who turned to mush at 15 G's.

[Kenny Bunk]

This shows real Chinese entrepreneurial spirit. In a few months, visiting astronauts from other nations will be able to order Chineses Take-Away on the Moon and Mars. And Dim Sum!

[Hunble]

Directv you might want to keep an eye on CH.455 CCTV

Are you sure that was DirectTv? I do not have a channel 455 on my DirectTV.

Please keep us up to date.

[RadioAstronomer]

I hope all goes well.

[cardinal4]

I wouldnt trust anything based on Russian design. How do they plan to retrieve the astronaut? The Russians parachuted into the Kazakh Steppes, the US into the ocean. How will the chinese get theirs back?

[djf]

man, that is one high def pic. I imagine what they have has resolution 100X what we see.

[freedumb2003]

This shows real Chinese entrepreneurial spirit.

China comes into the 21st century: Matching USA's 1962 technology!

I am sure they are sooo proud.

[Stars N Stripes]

T+15 Min. CCTV still showing stock footage of Shenzho V assembly. No further word on mission.

[Hunble]

China should be proud. The United States can not match 1962 technology!

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

good to see that the chinese got there money worth on clinton donations.

[RobFromGa]

FOXNEWS WEB BREAKING BANNER SAYS CHINA HAS LAUNCHED

[pointsal]

sounds like a Soviet monkey has a better shot at living.

[xrp]

Sorry, you mean EDT. We're currently on Daylight savings time, not Standard time.