Chinese female astronauts have "flawless" body for space missions - Polidicks

[quote=China defense] 2012-03-26 (China Military News cited from indianexpress.com) -- China has shortlisted two “flawless” women, who may become the country’s first women astronauts, for its next manned space mission to be launched between June and August this year. The tough selection process required the two women to be married, to have given birth naturally and to neither have decayed teeth nor scars. If chosen for the Shenzhou-9 mission, they would be the first Chinese women astronauts. [img]http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/female-astronaut.jpg[/img] “Out of seven candidates, three Chinese astronauts, also known as Taikonauts, will be finalised for the space mission,” Li Wei, deputy designer for spacecraft systems with the China Aerospace and Technology Corporation said. Shenzhou-9 will manually dock with China’s experimental space station Tiangong -1, which is currently orbiting the Earth. The seven candidates for the Shenzhou-9 were picked from among fighter pilots. Another 45 astronauts, including 15 women and 30 men, were selected as back-ups, Li said. The two women astronauts, whose identity will be released before the launch, were selected from 15 women who were married and had given birth naturally, Space International magazine under the China Academy of Space Technology said. “They were also required to have no scars or body odour,” it added. Pang Zhihao, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine, said the women could not have decayed teeth “as it might cause great trouble or a disaster in space.” Pang said a scar might open and start bleeding in space and the cramped conditions would intensify body odour. Women astronauts tend to be more “keen and sensitive with better communication skills than their male counterparts,” Pang said. He added that women were also good at dealing with relationships with space partners — an important quality on a long missions. Xu Xianrong, a professor with the General Hospital of the PLA Air Force, said the woman astronauts must be married and have given birth naturally because that would ensure their body and mental condition was mature enough. Soviet Union sent the first woman astronaut, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, into space in 1963.[/quote] [url]http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/chinese-female-astronauts-have-flawless-body-for-space-missions.html[/url] Wow, they really care alot. [quote] “They were also required to have no scars or body odour,” it added. Pang Zhihao, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine, said the women could not have decayed teeth “as it might cause great trouble or a disaster in space.” Pang said a scar might open and start bleeding in space and the cramped conditions would intensify body odour.[/quote]

[quote]The tough selection process required the two women to be married[/quote] Thought it meant to each other for a second then.

[QUOTE] “They were also required to have no scars or body odour,” it added. Pang Zhihao, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine, said the women could not have decayed teeth “as it might cause great trouble or a disaster in space.” Pang said a scar might open and start bleeding in space and the cramped conditions would intensify body odour.[/QUOTE] these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.

lol nice myspace angle on the astronaut

Ummm couldn't the lack of gravity mess with natural cycles?

[QUOTE=Isuzu;35343622]lol nice myspace angle on the astronaut[/QUOTE] what are you talking about have you ever taken a picture before

I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me or if it is the lighting or what... But I hate to be that guy. Either way, that picture looks photoshopped.

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] :v: Space is probably somewhere they don't want to live up to the "china makes crap" stereotype.

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] I bet farts linger for ages in a shuttle.

[QUOTE=HkSniper;35343635]I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me or if it is the lighting or what... But I hate to be that guy. Either way, that picture looks photoshopped.[/QUOTE] it does actually and it's China so that would not amaze me one bit, would be more surprising if it was real.

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[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] Maybe it might, Metal alloys are too expensive, cardboard isn't.

I'm not doubting its authenticity, but this picture looks strange to me almost photoshopped. Her head looks stuck on [img]http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/female-astronaut.jpg[/img]

I agree with you, it was my first thought actually

The entire selection process is a bit screwed up, and has nothing to do with being an astronaut.

Wow, thats a bad photoshop. Probably shopped in a more beautiful womans face. Seems like something china would do.

No scars? What would scars do suddenly burst open to reveal an alien?

It's obvious the head is shopped on. With a head this size, the helmet wouldn't even close.

I imagine the head is shopped on because they don't actually know who will be flying. They mentioned the identity will be kept secret until launch or whatever.

[QUOTE=leontodd;35343646]I bet farts linger for ages in a shuttle.[/QUOTE] From my understanding, smells are actually quite weaker in space, to the point where most food tastes bland. That's why the more popular dishes for Astronauts are heavily peppered or sauced. They want girls with no body odor purely out of the "perfect woman" implications.

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] It would cause air bubbles to rise to the surface of the water tank they fake the mission in

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] It *is* chinese.

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[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] Chinese tech, it probably would.

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] Maybe it will, it's the chinese we're talking about. :v:

[QUOTE=Doozle;35343663]I'm not doubting its authenticity, but this picture looks strange to me almost photoshopped. Her head looks stuck on [img]http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/female-astronaut.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] As Gunfox said, since no one even knows who the two astronauts are they probably shopped on the head of some Chinese celebrity or model.

[QUOTE=Omilinon;35343583]these guys make it seem like a fart would destroy the whole damn shuttle.[/QUOTE] Well... It is China... [editline]29th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=HkSniper;35343635]I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me or if it is the lighting or what... But I hate to be that guy. Either way, that picture looks photoshopped.[/QUOTE] It does doesn't it? As if the face didn't quite match the rest of the picture... The lighting doesn't seem to be the same on her face, and it looks like too clean for the occasion. Its as if her face has actually received a photoshop treatment to make the skin more appealing. Also, shadows. She'd be getting light from the left, except the left side is dark.

[QUOTE=leontodd;35343646]I bet farts linger for ages in a shuttle.[/QUOTE] Jeez, it isn't that bad. Just open a window.

I find the requirements sort of suspicious, especially the natural-birth one.

how could it not be shopped? looks incredibly fake