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President Hu Jintao writes name for domestically-made spacesuit
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Source: CCTV.com | 09-29-2008 08:29
Special Report: Shenzhou-7 Manned Space FlightChina's President, Hu Jintao, has written the Chinese characters for "Feitian" the name of the country's domestically-made spacesuit for extra-vehicular activity.
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Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2008, shows two Chinese characters which is written by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The characters are the name for China's domestically-made extra-vehicular activity (EVA) space suit "Feitian". Feitian, which literally means "flying in the sky" in Chinese, is the name of legendary Buddhist goddess. (Xinhua Photo) |
"Feitian" literally means "flying in the sky" in Chinese. And it is the name of a legendary Buddhist goddess. During the Shenzhou-7 space mission, astronaut Zhai Zhigang took China's first-ever spacewalk wearing the "Feitian" spacesuit.
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