Congratulations!

  China has sucessfully launched the spacecraft Shenzhou7,it carried three astronaut into the space,and one of the astronaut will even have a spacewalk on Sunday. If the mission go though without hitch, China will be the third country who can bring the astronauts up to the space and have a spacewalk. Although Chinese space techonlogy still fall behind USA for over 20 years. But I am still pride of that . The scheme of Shenzhou just only go on a half. The eventual target of Shenzhou scheme is build a station in the space. The last spacecraft of Shenzhou scheme - Shenzhou11 will be launched before 2012. It am so expected for that. Good Luck! The representative of 13 billion Chinese nation - Zhai Zhigang.

Astronauts prepare for spacewalk

26-09-2008

Damon Pang reports

Astronauts in space craft. Photo: Reuters. The three astronauts on board China's third manned space craft are preparing for the country's first spacewalk. The Shenzhou VII craft blasted off yesterday evening on a trip designed to showcase China's technological mastery and crown the success of the Beijing Olympics. It has now shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit some 343 kilometres above the Earth. Xinhua news agency said the astronauts were in good physical condition, with normal body temperature and blood pressure. Xinhua said they were assembling and testing their spacesuits ahead of the spacewalk, which will probably take place tomorrow afternoon. The mission is part of a space programme that could eventually lead to a landing on the moon. The chief designer of the space mission, Zhang Bainan, says China will start making multiple copies of its next spacecraft, to serve as a shuttle between a planned space station and earth. He added that the 'mass-produced' vehicles may also also transport astronauts and cargo for other countries. He said ground tests have already begun on a Shenzhou VIII prototype.