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The 14 candidates for China's next manned space mission have undergone testing for the zero-gravity conditions they will experience in space. Competition is heating up as just two of the 14 astronauts will have a chance to be on the next space flight, expected to take place this autumn. Despite...

The Shanghai Aerospace Bureau has finished the first buffering test to ensure that China's manned spacecraft will be able to dock together safely. The Shanghai bureau will be in charge of the development of the technology, according to the director, Yuan Jie. After the successful blasto...

Here is a ground map of the orbit; the Shenzhou 6 will appear like a 3rd-magnitude star, so it may be worth looking out for it… Expand...

China plans to launch its third manned space mission in October during which the country's astronauts are to undertake their first ever space walk, the state media reported today. Three astronauts aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou VIII are expected to attempt Chinas first space walk during the upco...

As the nation held its collective breath, China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, floated back to the motherland, having orbited Earth 14 times in the Shenzhou 5, or Divine Capsule. It was October 2003, and the national broadcaster CCTV carried live coverage of the momentous event, from Mr. Yang's fa...

Shenzhou 1 launched on November 19, 1999, was the first unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. The spacecraft used was not equipped with a life support system or an emergency escape system. After orbiting the Earth 14 times, the command for retrofire was sent by the Yuanwang 3 tracking ship off...

China To Launch Shenzhou-9, Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft Next Year China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and achieve space rendezvous and docking missions with the orbiting Tiangong-1 vehicle in 2012, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration said Thursday. [u...

Woman may be on next year's manned mission, Xin Dingding and Wang Qian report. Next year, China will launch another spacecraft, Shenzhou X, to dock with Tiangong-1 to repeatedly test the space docking technology, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the manned space program, said on Sunday. Chen Shanguang, d...

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Shenzhou China's next mission ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview)	Mission News	46	37276	Jan 8 05:35 2008 by Blobrana
The 14 candidates for China's next manned space mission have undergone testing for the zero-gravity conditions they will experience in space. Competition is heating up as just two of the 14 astronauts will have a chance to be on the next space flight, expected to take place this autumn. Despite...
Shenzhou Shenzhou VII ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview)	Mission News	48	18063	Sep 24 23:24 2011 by Blobrana
The Shanghai Aerospace Bureau has finished the first buffering test to ensure that China's manned spacecraft will be able to dock together safely. The Shanghai bureau will be in charge of the development of the technology, according to the director, Yuan Jie. After the successful blasto...
Shenzhou Shenzhou 6 (Preview)	Events	8	10252	Oct 11 23:01 2011 by Blobrana
Here is a ground map of the orbit; the Shenzhou 6 will appear like a 3rd-magnitude star, so it may be worth looking out for it… Expand...
Shenzhou Shenzhou VIII ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	Mission News	22	15166	Oct 31 05:59 2012 by Blobrana
China plans to launch its third manned space mission in October during which the country's astronauts are to undertake their first ever space walk, the state media reported today. Three astronauts aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou VIII are expected to attempt Chinas first space walk during the upco...
Shenzhou Shenzhou V (Preview)	Mission News	2	2288	Oct 15 05:41 2012 by Blobrana
As the nation held its collective breath, China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, floated back to the motherland, having orbited Earth 14 times in the Shenzhou 5, or Divine Capsule. It was October 2003, and the national broadcaster CCTV carried live coverage of the momentous event, from Mr. Yang's fa...
Shenzhou Shenzhou 1 (Preview)	Space missions	1	1997	Nov 19 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
Shenzhou 1 launched on November 19, 1999, was the first unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. The spacecraft used was not equipped with a life support system or an emergency escape system. After orbiting the Earth 14 times, the command for retrofire was sent by the Yuanwang 3 tracking ship off...
Shenzhou Shenzhou-9 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview)	Mission News	59	16768	Jun 15 07:36 2013 by Blobrana
China To Launch Shenzhou-9, Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft Next Year China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and achieve space rendezvous and docking missions with the orbiting Tiangong-1 vehicle in 2012, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration said Thursday. [u...
Shenzhou Shenzhou X ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Space missions	12	8152	Jun 26 18:57 2013 by Blobrana
Woman may be on next year's manned mission, Xin Dingding and Wang Qian report. Next year, China will launch another spacecraft, Shenzhou X, to dock with Tiangong-1 to repeatedly test the space docking technology, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the manned space program, said on Sunday. Chen Shanguang, d...