China prepares for third manned space flight

by Rich Bowden - Sep 16 2008, 01:54

China will launch its third manned spaceflight later this month, which will include its first ever space walk.

Img: An earlier version, Shenzou 5 spacecraft in preparation. Credit: Wen Wei Po

According to a report from LiveScience, the Chinese space agency will launch the Shenzhou 7 between September 25 and September 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province, China. A spokesman for the launch centre told Chinese media the mission was on track for a late September liftoff."All the major systems involved in the launching are now in final preparations," the newspaper quoted the unnamed spokesman as saying last week. "The main tests for the spacecraft, the Long March 2F rocket, suits for the space walk and a satellite accompanying the flight have been finished."Earlier China's space agency had informed state media that the mission would consist of three astronauts and would include the country's first ever space walk, which will be broadcast live.The space walk is expected to last one hour, Chinese publication Shenzhen Metropolis Newspaper reported recently.China first sent a manned mission into space in 2003, making it the third country, after Russia and the United States, to do so.

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