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

[Galactic Penguin SST]

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Other equipment shown:

First two photos: the main descent parachute
Next four photos: food packages, rescue pack and medical tools
Last photo: Liu Yang's "penguin suit"

[lucspace]

Did you by any chance make a hi-res photo of this:

a new space station design, first time  seen in HK，aug 2012
(http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28142.30)

[tonyq]

It seems that Liu Wang will be visiting the Berlin Air Show on Friday:-

http://www.collectspace.com/sightings/

I understand that this is connected to the return of the IAF flag which, having previously flown on Soyuz, Shuttle and ISS, was brought back from Tiangong 1, by the crew of Shenzhou 9.

 

[Lsquirrel]

Did you by any chance make a hi-res photo of this:

a new space station design, first time  seen in HK，aug 2012
(http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28142.30)

 Macau SZ-9 exhibition

[Zero-G]

Is there any information or announcements, if the SZ-9 equipment will be exhibited at the China Airshow in Zhuhai in November?

[Joachim]

I've a question about the Shenzhou 9 patch:
Is someone able to translate the Chinese words at the top of the patch?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

I've a question about the Shenzhou 9 patch:
Is someone able to translate the Chinese words at the top of the patch?

You mean this one? It reads: "First (Chinese) manned rendezvous and docking mission".

[Joachim]

Yes. Thank you very much.

[tonyq]

This is a curious image, which I initially thought showed the SZ-9 back-up crew arriving at the launch centre on 9th June.

However on closer review, it is Nie Haisheng, Liu Wang and Wang Yaping, i.e. two back-ups and one prime crew member.

Does this raise a question over whether the final crews were not actually settled at this stage?

Do we know if the Chinese fly their prime and back-up crews on different aircraft, like the Russians?

It may be that they all flew together and simply piled off the plane in a random sequence, but then we do have a 'crew' here Commander, Docking pilot and woman, so it doesn't look like an arbitrary disembarkation.

Thoughts anyone?

[Joachim]

A friend - Jorge Cartes from Spain - wants to create a most accurate artwork of the Shenzhou 9 patch.
It seems that he still has problems with the top legend of the patch.

He wrote me:
"we still have a problem. The translate to chinese of "First manned rendezvous and docking mission" is this: 首次载人航天交会对接和坞特派团
So far away from the real thing... We need that some one who speak chinese could translate us it. Do you know some one?  (I really only need the "letters" to draw them)"

Who is able to help him?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

A friend - Jorge Cartes from Spain - wants to create a most accurate artwork of the Shenzhou 9 patch.
It seems that he still has problems with the top legend of the patch.

He wrote me:
"we still have a problem. The translate to chinese of "First manned rendezvous and docking mission" is this: 首次载人航天交会对接和坞特派团
So far away from the real thing... We need that some one who speak chinese could translate us it. Do you know some one?  (I really only need the "letters" to draw them)"

Who is able to help him?

Trust me, those online translators are not that reliable.... 

[Joachim]

Galactic Penguin SST can you please contact Jorge Cartes (he created several Space Shuttle ans ISS patches) via [email protected]?
He needs a good view of the phrase on original chinese, without translation.

[Lsquirrel]

A friend - Jorge Cartes from Spain - wants to create a most accurate artwork of the Shenzhou 9 patch.
It seems that he still has problems with the top legend of the patch.

He wrote me:
"we still have a problem. The translate to chinese of "First manned rendezvous and docking mission" is this: 首次载人航天交会对接和坞特派团
So far away from the real thing... We need that some one who speak chinese could translate us it. Do you know some one?  (I really only need the "letters" to draw them)"

Who is able to help him?

"First manned rendezvous and docking mission" in chinese is :"首次载人交会对接任务"

for example，a official topic:
http://zhuanti.spacechina.com/n240328/index.html
我国首次载人交会对接任务圆满成功

[Satori]

From Xinhua, Shenzhou-9 crew honored with medals.

[woods170]

Shenzou 9 crewmember Liu Wang joins in on meeting of heads of ESA and China Manned Space Agency.

8 october 2012
Wang Zhaoyao, Director General of the China Manned Space Agency, accompanied by the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang, met ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain at the Agency’s headquarters in Paris on 8 October.
 
Mr Dordain congratulated Mr Wang on the successful Shenzhou-9 mission, stating how impressed he had been when learning of the flawless automatic and manual docking with Tiangong-1.

Following earlier discussions, the two sides have agreed to continue talking about possible avenues for cooperation between ESA and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). 
 
A delegation from CMSA and the Chinese Astronaut Centre will visit the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne in the near future with a view to sharing experiences in astronaut training.

Another potential area of cooperation could be joint scientific experiments carried out on the Tiangong space laboratory.

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSHVERI7H_index_0.html

[tonyq]

There is coverage of Liu Yang's presentation at IAC 2012, last week, here:-

[Satori]

From Xinhua, Ceremony held to honor Shenzhou-9 crew.

Awarding ceremony held to honor Shenzhou-9 crew in Beijing

[Phillip Clark]

Just wondering ..... was a mass announced for Shenzhou 9?   I know that SZ 8 was said to be 8,082 kg.