Author Topic: LIVE: Shenzhou 9 (SZ-9), Long March 2F/G (CZ-2F/G) - Jiuquan - June 16, 2012  (Read 695880 times)

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #120 on: 05/20/2012 12:00 am »
Since it is people we are talking about, two men and one woman.
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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #121 on: 05/20/2012 03:20 pm »
From the 9ifly Chinese space forum, the Shenzhou-9 crew mission patch.

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #122 on: 05/20/2012 11:44 pm »
This source reports that the launch will occur at "around June 20", with the flight duration around 10 days. Crew consists of two male and one female.

A 13 day flight duration, 2 days prior to docking, 10 day stay at TG-1, plus return, was first mentioned by the Chinese in early March, and has been repeated many times so this looks solid as an official planned duration. Perhaps this poster's '10 days' refers to the TG-1 occupation, rather than the whole mission.

The window for a 13 day flight opens on 17th June, which is not far away from 'around 20th June'. Although it makes sense to aim for the start of the window, in case of unplanned delays.

Unless we get some solid information to the contrary, 17th June still looks good for the planned launch, as things stand right now, although I'm unsure what time, and whether that would then be 16th June in Europe and US!!

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #123 on: 05/23/2012 05:33 pm »
From the 9ifly Chinese space forum, the Shenzhou-9 crew mission patch.

Wow, that is... not what I expected. I like the 'Shenzhou-9 patch' produced for the recent Chinese movie better!

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #124 on: 05/26/2012 10:18 am »
I suppose that the upper words in the patchs aren´t related to the crew...

Anyone with Chinese language skills could translate these words?
Thanks.

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #125 on: 05/26/2012 11:47 am »
I suppose that the upper words in the patchs aren´t related to the crew...

Anyone with Chinese language skills could translate these words?
Thanks.

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #126 on: 05/26/2012 12:08 pm »
Another hint on the launch date: Companies are preparing to issue launch day covers on June 15.

Co-incidence?  ::)

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #127 on: 05/26/2012 08:38 pm »
A stationary prepared by China Space Post Office for the upcomming SZ-9 mission. Does it show the planned primary crew? Can anybody identify the signatures?

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #128 on: 05/26/2012 10:58 pm »
I won't pretend I can read Chinese, but the woman's signature does seem to match a know autograph of Wang Yaping.

However, the image doesn't look that much like her, and we can't be sure this is the prime crew; the post office could have made proofs of both crews?

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #129 on: 05/27/2012 02:43 am »
A stationary prepared by China Space Post Office for the upcomming SZ-9 mission. Does it show the planned primary crew? Can anybody identify the signatures?

“(照片仅为示意,非航天员)”

Understand? ;D

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #130 on: 05/27/2012 05:28 am »
A stationary prepared by China Space Post Office for the upcomming SZ-9 mission. Does it show the planned primary crew? Can anybody identify the signatures?

“(照片仅为示意,非航天员)”

Understand? ;D

OK - so that says:- "Photo only indicative. Not astronauts"

But the top line "航天员签名" says "Signature of the astronauts"

So can anyone tell what the signatures say? Do they reflect the names of known astronauts? I've already illustrated that the woman's appears to, but it would be useful to have the views of a Chinese speaker!

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #131 on: 05/27/2012 06:51 am »
I think this photo of the SZ-7 crew shows the image above is a photoshopped mock-up, but the signatures are still a point of interest?


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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #132 on: 05/27/2012 07:52 am »
A stationary prepared by China Space Post Office for the upcomming SZ-9 mission. Does it show the planned primary crew? Can anybody identify the signatures?

“(照片仅为示意,非航天员)”

Understand? ;D

OK - so that says:- "Photo only indicative. Not astronauts"

But the top line "航天员签名" says "Signature of the astronauts"

So can anyone tell what the signatures say? Do they reflect the names of known astronauts? I've already illustrated that the woman's appears to, but it would be useful to have the views of a Chinese speaker!

The signatures don't match, so I'm inclined to agree that the people on this are not astronauts.
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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #133 on: 05/27/2012 08:11 am »
On  different aspect of the mission, TG-1 has now lowered its orbit to prepare for the mid June launch window

http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Shenzhou09.php#sz9

Now that TG-1 has successfully completed this necessary adjustment, I wouldn't be surprised if a specific launch date/time is released unofficially in the next few days.
« Last Edit: 05/27/2012 08:16 am by tonyq »

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #134 on: 05/27/2012 05:44 pm »
Latest hint at 9ifly is that the launch will occur NET June 18.
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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #135 on: 05/31/2012 08:30 am »
According to a poster today, at 9ifly, the fuelling of Shenzhou 9 (the spacecraft, not the booster!) began on 28th May. In the case of SZ-7, this milestone was undertaken at T-18 days, which would take us to 15th June?

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #136 on: 06/01/2012 05:12 am »
Even the sub-contractors of SZ-9 are now saying "NET mid-June" now.... probably June 15 (from philately sources and using previous experience in launch preparations).

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #137 on: 06/03/2012 09:30 am »
I'm open for ideas regarding this image:


(from: http://www.9ifly.cn/thread-964-23-1.html )
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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #138 on: 06/03/2012 10:21 am »
The woman next to Yang Liwei is this person:-

http://www.9abc.net/index.php/archives/68086

She has been a senior official in the astronaut training programme since before SZ-5. I am 99% certain there are no taikonauts in this photo, and ofcourse, we don't know where or when it was taken?

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Re: SZ-9 Shenzhou 9, CZ-2F/G, Jiuquan, June 2012 launch
« Reply #139 on: 06/03/2012 11:03 am »
BTW the banner above reads: "Training class for preliminary medical assessment for the selection of the second astronaut class". So I'll guess the people in the photo are officials instead of astronauts.
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