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Re: Did any of you hear about this mission on the news last week? I never heard or read anything until I saw this item...

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From what it says in the BBC article (excerpt below), it appears that there was pre-launch TV coverage in China:

"Earlier in the day, Chinese TV carried pictures of President Xi Jinping wishing the crew luck."




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Re: Did any of you hear about this mission on the news last week? I never heard or read anything until I saw this item...
By: ribit
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Fri, 21 Jun 13 1:20 AM
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...I haven't heard anything about it before, but it is not unlike the Chinese to not announce something ahead of time. That way if it blows up before it gets off the launching pad nobody knows.


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