"All things being equal, I would prefer to let other astronauts
go up on Shenzhou VI. That way China would have three astronauts
who will have been into space."
Source: Fighter pilot Yang Liwei is one of 14
candidates now training for China's next space mission, due to be
launched in September. This mission, announced Thursday by China's
space agency, will carry two "taikonauts" into orbit for an
unspecified series of experiments.