LIVE: Shenzhou-11 Mission Coverage - October/November, 2016

• #560 by lucspace on 24 Oct, 2016 12:57
• An additional image from BX-2: https://chinaspaceflight.com/usr/uploads/2016/10/24/1477307907356328.jpg
  
  

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• #561 by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 Oct, 2016 13:01
• BTW, all the pictures were actually taken in infrared, hence the blurriness. 
  Here's a GIF of the whole process as shown on CCTV: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/790531853044191232
• #562 by Lewis007 on 25 Oct, 2016 07:48
• The Shenzhou-11 taikonauts are featured on newly issued Chinese stamps.
  See: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-102416a-shenzhou11-tiangong2-postage-stamps.html

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• #563 by Galactic Penguin SST on 25 Oct, 2016 13:35
• Here comes the visible light photos:
  
  (images via CCTV)

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• #564 by Satori on 25 Oct, 2016 21:24
• Children send birthday wishes to astronaut Jing Haipeng in space.
• #565 by Star One on 26 Oct, 2016 17:16
• Banxing-2 has been nicknamed "selfie stick" by Chinese officials.
  
  http://www.universetoday.com/131647/new-selfie-microsatellite-captures-images-chinese-space-station/
• #566 by Satori on 27 Oct, 2016 12:19
• Space Journal: Entry 3: I wear a special space suit.
• #567 by Satori on 28 Oct, 2016 09:23
• Chinese scientists decode technology on Tiangong-2.
• #568 by Lewis007 on 28 Oct, 2016 11:41
• Update on the silk worm experiment, and POLAR.
  http://www.china.org.cn/china/2016-10/27/content_39581964.htm
  http://english.cctv.com/2016/10/26/ARTICKD9kIedMiVn0B9ClWwS161026.shtml
• #569 by lucspace on 31 Oct, 2016 13:03
• Great new view of the TG-2/SZ-11 complex at http://p2.cri.cn/M00/89/BF/CqgNOlgXDqyAZSFjAAAAAAAAAAA689.900x900.jpg

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• #570 by lucspace on 31 Oct, 2016 15:46
• What does surprise me is that BX-2 provides 'visible light' images only in black&white. For future inspection duties, such a satellite wold surely need to take colour images? Also, I imagine the PR impact would have been far bigger, had we seen the spacecraft against a bright blue background...
• #571 by woods170 on 31 Oct, 2016 16:51
• Quote from: lucspace on 31 Oct, 2016 15:46

  What does surprise me is that BX-2 provides 'visible light' images only in black&white. For future inspection duties, such a satellite wold surely need to take colour images? Also, I imagine the PR impact would have been far bigger, had we seen the spacecraft against a bright blue background...
  

  Given that it is b&w images, a blue background would be a medium-to-dark gray essentially. That is not a great background for the station and the spacecraft. IMO they did the right thing with this b&w image and released one with a white(ish) cloudy background. Makes the complex stand out much better.
• #572 by Satori on 31 Oct, 2016 18:06
• Space Journal: Entry 4 - I found two 'arteries' in my neck.
• #573 by Satori on 03 Nov, 2016 09:44
• Worldwide "curious babies" pose questions to astronauts of Shenzhou-11.
• #574 by Satori on 05 Nov, 2016 15:24
• Space Journal: Entry 5 -- There is plenty of food in space.
• #575 by Lewis007 on 06 Nov, 2016 15:16
• Info about experiments designed by Hong Kong school kids
  http://english.cctv.com/2016/11/05/VIDEmxulEXO7fYT2Fm5EcaWz161105.shtml
  
• #576 by Lewis007 on 06 Nov, 2016 15:26
• The taikonuats sent their best wishes to the Zhutai air show on Nov 1
  http://english.cctv.com/2016/11/02/VIDE2pRbsgVawPBCNPkdW3yO161102.shtml
  

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• #577 by Lewis007 on 08 Nov, 2016 14:54
• A new space journal edition; this one with info about the space exercising gear.
  http://english.cctv.com/2016/11/08/ARTIZ6ZmXoFWeeEsPLTtWKOE161108.shtml
  
• #578 by Satori on 09 Nov, 2016 12:54
• President Xi talks with astronauts in space lab.

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• #579 by Lewis007 on 09 Nov, 2016 17:48
• Video of president Xi JinPing's call to the taikonauts