CHINA SPACE HOAX

Chinese news agency  publishes details of 'successful' space mission before they even launch!

Often accused of state propaganda, The Xinhua Agency detailed the Shenzhou VII space craft as it "orbited" the Earth and a "conversation" between the taikonauts.

"First-level measurement arrangement," a Chinese crew member was reported as saying.

The "news" agency then described the splashdown of a very successful space mission.

"Ten minutes later, the ship disappears below the horizon. Warm clapping and excited cheering breaks the night sky, echoing across the silent Pacific Ocean."

After being outed, Xinhua took down the story citing a "technical error."

The space mission is China's most ambitious -  intent on executing the emerging super-power's first manned space walk.

That is, if it actually happens.