Alleged attack on prominent scientists casts shadow on China's space walk triumph
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As China celebrated the success of its first spacewalk outside the new Tiangong space station on Sunday, the country's main aerospace company was drawing attention online for a very different reason. The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has faced a backlash after news emerged that a top executive at its subsidiary had allegedly attacked two prominent space scientists -- including an 85-year-old woman.More Related News