perfidy

The Chinese have announced that next time, they're going to launch two chinkonauts into orbit. [I know I said I wouldn't use that word anymore. I lied. It makes me giggle.] The next mission, sometime in 2005, is expected to last seven to ten days. The ChiComs also reaffirmed their plans to follow up their initial manned missions with the construction of an orbital base. Which they will undoubtedly use for nefarious and inscrutable purposes. Depending on when the launch actually happens, we may or may not have a manned spaceflight program of our own.