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China Joins the Spacefaring Nations Club

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Air Date: 10/20/2003
Run Time: 0:30:16

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  • James Oberg, Writer and expert on international space programs,

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Move over, astronauts and cosmonauts--the taikonauts are here! International space program expert James Oberg tells us how the Chinese became the third nation to put a human into orbit with his personal report on the excitement in China. Emily says it's the time of the seasons, and Bruce slips on a banana peel?

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