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It would appear that the Chinese space program is borrowing more than just the design from the Russians, either they are waiting until the flight is already successful to tell anyone about it, or could they be faking it altogether? Or I suppose it could have been an innocent mistake…

China space mission article hits Web before launch:

BEIJING - A news story describing a successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground.

The country’s official news agency Xinhua posted the article on its Web site Thursday, and remained there for much of the day before it was taken down.

A staffer from the Xinhuanet.com Web site who answered the phone Thursday said the posting of the article was a “technical error” by a technician. The staffer refused to give his name as is common among Chinese officials.

Since it’s China and this mission is a pretty high profile event, I’m sure this “staffer” will never be seen or heard from again.