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This year marks the 20th anniversary of China’s manned space program, which just five years after its birth sent its first spaceman, aka taikonaut, Yang Liwei, aloft in 2003. So, what does it take to become a taikonaut? The first step is of course a panoply of physical and psychological training, but it also means […]