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An online news story reports the successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission. The account includes a riveting account of the take off as well as detailed account of the snappy inter-astronaut dialogue.
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Even more thrilling is the fact that the story was posted online by China’s official news agency Xinhua many hours before the rocket left the ground.
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In a bold move that has stunned the entire planet, the Chinese, in addition to building a spaceworthy vehicle, have mastered the art of time travel and are now able to report their achievements from the future.
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The Shenzhou 7 mission, which will feature China’s first-ever spacewalk, was set to launch yesterday between 9:07 a.m. EDT and 10:27 p.m. EDT.
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The Xinhua story was dated September 27, two days later.
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Electrifying as this is, with the rising super power now able to send operatives forward in time, hard questions must be asked about potential temporal rifts and disturbances, causality paradoxes, and the stability of the space-time continuum.
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The UN should immediately call a special meeting of the Assembly to discuss the appropriate response and prevent a cataclysm that could wipe out most of the solar system.
