Inside Shenzhou Central

摘要

It appeared to be just another fortified complex in the suburbs of Beijing, except that the white stone walls were immaculately clean. The chauffeur pulled our car to a stop at the gate, where two young soldiers stood at ramrod attention, wearing the green uniform of the People's Liberation Army. I was about to become the first American allowed inside China's astronaut training center, and the first U.S. astronaut to meet Yang Liwei, their Yuri Gagarin.