3 astronauts confirmed for Shenzhou VII Mission

3 astronauts confirmed for Shenzhou VII Mission
Sep 16, 2008 02:12
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Chinese media has reported that Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng had been selected as the three astronauts to carry out its third manned space mission later this month. The 42-year-old Zhai Zhigang, who is from northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province, is expected to conduct the spacewalk. All the three astronauts are from Chinese Air Force. The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be likely to be sent off around 9 p.m （Beijing Time）on September 25. Scientists believe that the optimums time fro the spacewalk is September 26 or 27. The spacecraft will return to Earth on September 28. The whole process of the spacewalk will be shoot and televised. Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang is seen in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

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Chinese media has reported that Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng had been selected as the three astronauts to carry out its third manned space mission later this month.

The 42-year-old Zhai Zhigang, who is from northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province, is expected to conduct the spacewalk. All the three astronauts are from Chinese Air Force.

The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be likely to be sent off around 9 p.m （Beijing Time）on September 25. Scientists believe that the optimums time fro the spacewalk is September 26 or 27. The spacecraft will return to Earth on September 28. The whole process of the spacewalk will be shoot and televised.

Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang is seen in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Sep 16, 2008 02:14	#1
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Chinese astronaut Liu Boming

Sep 16, 2008 02:15	#2
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng

Sep 18, 2008 22:35	#3
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Wish a success to Shenzhou VII Mission. It is said that China has invented one space clothing on its own. That's good news! I will watch the live broadcast of "Walk in the space".

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