One of its crew members, Japanese taikonaut Wakata, will also replace U.S. astronaut Sandra Magnus as a member of the station's three-person crew, joining American astronaut Michael Finke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov.— CBC | Top Stories News
China will soon start selecting a new batch of taikonauts, which may include the country's first female taikonaut.
Zhai Zhigang, 42, a colonel in the People's Liberation Army, will be the first Chinese taikonaut to walk in space.— Spaceports
Zhang said the country is selecting a new batch of taikonauts, which may include the country's first female taikonaut.— Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
Hell, every single astronaut, cosmonaut, and taikonaut (sp?) are amazing.— Original Signal - Transmitting Digg

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