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China's Shenzhou VII manned space mission, which will include the first spacewalk by a Chinese "taikonaut", is to launch in October.

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China launched a new space tracking ship on Saturday, expected to serve the Shenzhou VII spacewalk mission scheduled for autumn, said a spokesman of the maritime space surveying and controlling operation.
The new space tracking ship was the sister ship of the Yuanwang-5, which was put into use in September, said the spokesman, adding the two vessels would play a key role in the Shenzhou VII mission.

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According to Zhang Yulin, director of the  Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, the launch complex is preparing for the Shenzhou VII  mission,  which is scheduled for late September or early October, 2008.
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"Preparations for the mission are in full swing, and we're confident in its success" - Zhang Yulin.

The mission will  include the first taikonaut spacewalk, and test a small inspection satellite.

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China will launch a record number of spacecraft this year, state media reported Tuesday, amid a rise in tensions among world powers over the militarisation of space.
China plans to send up more than 10 missions this year, said Yang Baohua, head of the China Academy of Space Technology.

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China will launch Shenzhou VII from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, with three astronauts in September 2008, after the Beijing Olympic Games, according to Song Zhengyu, deputy director-designer of the carrier rocket F of March II.
Song Zhengyu is a research fellow of the first institute of the China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp (CASTC).

The preparation work is reported to be going smoothly, with the rocket anticipated to be ready at the end of 2006. The selection and training of the three astronauts has also started.
Unlike the Shenzhou VI mission, the new astronauts of Shenzhou VII will step out of the module for a space walk, operation, tightening up screws, and install equipment, with the aim to get ready for the building of a space station.
The 20 ton space station with will be built after the launch of Shenzhou VII.

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The launch of its third manned space mission Shenzhou-7 spacecraft has been postponed for about half a year to 2008..

"There is nothing wrong. We just need more time to prepare for the mission" - Huang Chunping, chief consultant for China's manned launching vehicle system, and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Tang Xianming, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, announced last year that the next manned mission would take place in 2007 and would include a spacewalk.
The timetable depends on when researchers can tackle the key problem of the space suit, which will play a critical role in the anticipated space mission that includes a one-man space walking.
Huang, commander-in-chief of the rocket system for Shenzhou-5, China's first manned mission, is in Beijing attending CPPCC National Committee's annual session, which started on Friday afternoon and will last about ten days till March 13.
According to Huang, the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft is a complicated program, which will involve careful design, tests, modification, trial production, assessment by experts and experiments before final production.
He promised that China is fully capable of tackling all technological problems.
The Shenzhou-7 program is expected to carry three astronauts, while its predecessor Shenzhou-6 transport two into space for a five-day tour in October last year.
China's first spaceman Yang Liwei made a 21-hour orbital tour aboard Shenzhou-5 in October, 2003, making China the third country after the United States and former Soviet Union to achieve the feat.

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China will blast off Shenzhou VIII, Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X spacecrafts a month after each other.

"The one-month interval is still a long time, as after a craft enters orbit, the other should lift off soon to connect with it" - Liu Zhusheng, the chief designer of the Long March IIF rocket, which carried Shenzhou VI into space last month.

Shenzhou VIII and IX, both unmanned, will connect with each other to form a space lab, while astronauts will pilot Shenzhou X and enter the lab to work in space.

Besides the Shenzhou series of spaceships, China will develop rockets with bigger thrust to prepare for launching space stations.

"Once the government launches the project to develop big-thrust rockets, we can finish production and launch the first pilot flight in 6.5 years" - Wu Yansheng, head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

Currently the Chinese rocket has a maximum capacity of 9.5 tons. The big-thrust rocket's capacity will reach 25 tons, the biggest in the world. Such rockets will allow China to launch space stations and send astronauts to the moon.

China plans to blast off Shenzhou VII in 2007. Astronauts will take a space walk during the mission.

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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 blastoff of Shenzhou VI, China's space program entered its second phase, which is in three stages. The first is for astronauts to be able to leave their spacecraft for space walks. Next is for two spacecraft to dock together which will be the Shenzhou VIII's mission. The third stage is the building of a space laboratory.

The docking of spaceships together is crucial to the re-entry, refuelling and repairing of spaceships as well as the rotation of astronauts in orbit. The buffering process aims to ensure the shock when the two spacecraft dock together is absorbed safely.

China plans to launch Shenzhou VII in 2007, which is expected to carry three astronauts. They will take a space walk during the mission.

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