LIVE: Shenzhou 7 Mission Updates

[jacqmans]

This thread is covering the Assembly Shenzhou 7 Spacecraft - and processing to the pad.

[MartianBase]

good for them, their robotic lunar mission will launch in the next year or so ?

[hektor]

it's more an orbiter than a "robotic lunar mission" proper

I don't expect a Chinese device roving the Moon before 2014

[meiza]

there's a recent post on this site that has a timeline... if i remember right, it was lunar orbiter in 2007, rover in 2012 and sample return in 2020.

[jacqmans]

Steppin' Out From Shenzhou

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Steppin_Out_From_Shenzhou_999.html

[Satori]

Some news about Shenzhou-7 planned for 2008. From Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/05/content_5804145.htm a spacewalk is planned for the next mission.

[Satori]

Chinese astronaut to walk in space, from People's Daily Online: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/16/eng20070316_358184.html

[Satori]

From Xinhua Chinese astronauts begin training for spacewalk!!!

[hesidu]

Xinhua news: China trains rescue teams for third manned space program
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/31/content_6456072.htm

[Satori]

From Xinhua Chinese astronauts test traditional Chinese medicines in space

[Satori]

From Xinhua: Exhibition on China's manned space mission opens!

[Satori]

From Reuters, China plans first space-walk.

[beerblues]

CHINA plans to launch the Shenzhou VII spacecraft next October, its third manned space ship, with three taikonauts aboard. They will walk in space for the first time and each move will be broadcast live.

see: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200711/20071121/article_338871.htm

anik's note: "China plans manned space launch next october" thread has been moved into "Shenzhou 7" thread...

[Satori]

From People's Daily Online, China to launch manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII in 2008.

[DarthVader]

Great news! It's really neat to be able to follow the space debuts of a country. Especially for the folks like me that were born after the heyday of the (first) space race