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- noun Plural form of
taikonaut .
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"taikonauts" for the Chinese word for space, are believed to have trained in Russia early on, but all now undergo preparations in facilities in China.
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On the day Hu left for his U.S. trip, Chinese news media reported the inauguration of a new program to train astronauts - called taikonauts here - for eventual deployment to the first Chinese space station, planned for 2015.
Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation Keith B. Richburg 2011
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On the day Hu left for his U.S. trip, Chinese news media reported the inauguration of a new program to train astronauts - called taikonauts here - for eventual deployment to the first Chinese space station, planned for 2015.
Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation Keith B. Richburg 2011
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Space officials in that country are readying the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft for an October sendoff, one that will carry a trio of their "taikonauts" into Earth orbit.
Tortoise and Hare - the Chinese Space Programme Zoe Brain 2008
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Russia has its cosmonauts, America its astronauts and China, since 2003, its "taikonauts".
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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In September 2008, the Shenzhou-7, piloted by three "taikonauts" or astronauts, carried out China's first space walk.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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China has staked a good deal of national pride on its space programme, which gained prominence when it put its first "taikonauts" in orbit in 2003, and plans to land a vehicle on the moon in 2012.
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Last September, the Shenzhou-7, piloted by three "taikonauts" or astronauts, carried out China's first space walk.
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If all goes well, three "taikonauts" will embark Thursday on a three-day Earth-orbit mission, which includes the country's first spacewalk.
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China has made much of the fact that the spacesuit its "taikonauts" will use, dubbed the Feitian after a mythological flying god, is made with Chinese technology.
The Seattle Times 2008
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