Their new Tiangong-1 space module has been specially designed for females, as the country's first woman astronaut will join the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft docking mission this week and live in the Tiangong for 13 days.
Despite the module being only 15 cubic meters inside, the female astronaut will have a separate toilet and bedroom that is soundproof to protect her privacy, Pang Zhihao, a researcher with the China Academy of Space Technology, said yesterday. How's that for luxury!
"She will also be able to take a sponge bath with a larger water supply than that of her male counterparts and even bring some specially made cosmetics into space," said Pang. Take that you smelly men.
Two women pilots from the Wuhan Flight Unit, including a backup, were picked for the mission. Either Liu Yang or Wang Yaping will become the nation's first woman in space, said Qi Faren, former chief designer of the Shenzhou spaceship series.
They were selected from 15 women who met the most stringent guidelines set by Chinese scientists.
1) They must be married
2) They must have given birth naturally
3) They must have no scars on their body
4) They must not exude any body odor.
Our good Dr Pang says a scar might open and start bleeding in space and the cramped conditions would intensify body odor. They have just thought of everything
And here is the kicker for all you married ladies who gave birth naturally - Xu Xianrong, a professor with the General Hospital of the PLA Air Force, said the female astronauts must be married and have given birth naturally because this ensures their body and mental condition are mature enough. And these folks are sending a rocket ship into space - makes you wonder!!!
Dr Pang said added that female astronauts tend to be more "keen and sensitive with better communication skills than their male counterparts." He added women were also good at dealing with relationships with their space partners, which would be an important issue on a long mission such as a trip to Mars.
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