Station's priorities outlined

Scientists to examine effects of space flight, work to create new medicine

China's future space station, which is slated for completion in a decade, will work on a project to develop so-called space medicine, a senior official said at the 64th International Astronautical Congress on Wednesday in Beijing.

The Nyu Wa Project will study the effects of space flight on humans, said Li Yinghui, director at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center, and will be open to foreign scientists and astronauts.