“The current standard is customized to Chinese people. Many foreign criteria don’t work for our astronauts. Now we know what we should focus on and where we can relax the requirements.”

Xu Xianrong, director of the China’s Aeromedicine Center, comments on the selection of the five men and two women who are the country’s next generation of astronauts (China.org.cn).

“I think the real issue that the agency and the nation has to address is the expense.”

Space shuttle program manager John Shannon says NASA could keep the shuttle running past its current retirement date, but it would take serious money (Space.com).

“These tiny insects, which naturally prey on Japanese Knotweed, will help free local authorities and industry from the huge cost of treating and killing this devastating plant.”

Huw Irranca-Davies, the UK’s wildlife minister, comments on plans to control an invasive weed with tiny insects (Daily Telegraph).