How’s this for a handicap: A Russian cosmonaut will strike a lightweight golf ball from outside the international space station in a promotional stunt – but he will swing one-handed and with one foot wedged in between the hand rails of a ladder.

The international space station could be turned into a golf driving range this summer.

The Chinese government confirmed today that it would attempt its first manned space launch next week, saying the mission would begin between Wednesday and Friday “at a proper time.”