Special Report: Third Manned Space Mission
Backgrounder: Chinese
footprints in outer space
JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
president Hu Jintao congratulated the country's space scientists and taikonauts
on the successful launch of the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 at the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. Full story
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The Long-March II-F carrier rocket
carrying the Shenzhou-7 spaceship blasts off from the launch pad at the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, on
21:10 p.m., Sept. 25, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
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JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's
third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 blasted off from the northwestern Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center on Thursday, carrying three astronauts to attempt the
country's first-ever space walk. Full story
BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese
taikonauts who blasted off on the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft told the ground control
center that they felt "physically sound" in the first few minutes of the
flight. Full story
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The video grab taken on Sept. 25, 2008
at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center in Beijing, China, shows
Chinese taikonauts in the return module of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. The
center is prepared for the launching of Shenzhou-7 as all three Chinese
taikonauts have entered the spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center in northwest China 18:28 p.m. Thursday, about three hours ahead of
its scheduled launch. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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JIUQUAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- All three Chinese
taikonauts have entered the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft at 18:28 p.m. Thursday, about
three hours ahead of its scheduled launch.
They then plugged their spacesuits to the re-entry module
of the craft and checked the communication system with the ground control after
reviewing the operation manual of the spaceship. Full story
JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
President Hu Jintao met with Shenzhou-7 taikonauts (astronauts) Zhai Zhigang,
Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng here Thursday.
China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will blast
off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The launch window
was set between 9:07 p.m. to 10:27 p.m (1307 GMT to 1427 GMT). Full story
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Chinese taikonauts (R-L) Liu Boming,
Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng attend the setting-out ceremony at the
taikonauts' apartment compound of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2008. China counted down
Thursday to its third manned space mission Shenzhou-7 which will include
the country's first ever space walk.(Xinhua Photo)
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JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center held a ceremony Thurday afternoon for the three
taikonauts due to board the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft before the startof the
mission.
The ceremony was held at the taikonauts' apartment
compound, called Wentiange, or "Ask-the-Sky Pavillion," at the launch center. Full story
