oct 15, 2003 - 2003 Major Event 1
China Sends Man to Space
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China sent their first person into space and into orbit. Yang Liwei was expected to orbit the planet 14 times, and return to Earth after around 22 hours in space. At this time, China was the third country to send man into space. He flew into space on the Shenzhou V.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/15/newsid_3699000/3699842.stm
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