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	China's Shenzhou-2 May Signal 2002 Flight of Taikonauts
		As the first satellite of 2001 to be lofted into orbit, Shenzhou 2 was rocketed from the Jiuquan Satellite Center in China's Gansu province.
		In its pilotless mode, the Shenzhou 2 is apparently stuffed with life-science experiments.
		In the 1999 Shenzhou 1 flight, a "dummy astronaut" was flown, which might also be aboard the spacecraft now orbiting Earth, he said.
	www.space.com /news/spaceagencies/shenzhou_update_010112.html (678 words)

	Shenzhou 6 - Second Manned Space Flight
		Shenzhou 6 mission was a major step forward in China's ambition of building a space station and probing the moon.
		Shenzhou spacecraft is being used to develop manned spaceflight techniques and in the future may serve as a ferry to Chinese space stations and as a lunar orbital and landing spacecraft.
		Shenzhou 6 spacecraft performs first orbit maintenance during the 30th orbiting after the orbit shift, which moves itself back to the preset orbit.
	www.aerospaceguide.net /worldspace/shenzhou6.html (1434 words)

	Chinese Defence Today :: ShenZhou Spacecraft
		The development of the ShenZhou spacecraft began in the early 1990s, with the spacecraft reported to be in engineering phase in 1996.
		The first unmanned ShenZhou experimental prototype was successfully launched and recovered in November 1999, followed by the second experimental prototype flight ShenZhou-2 in January 2001.
		The ShenZhou spacecraft is capable of carrying up to three astronauts for a flight mission of up to a week, with the orbital module capable of flying autonomously for up to six months.
	www.sinodefence.com /strategic/mannedspace/shenzhou.asp (1325 words)

	Space Today Online - Chinese astronauts called yuhangyuans fly in Shenzhou capsules
		Shenzhou designer Qi Faren was quoted by a government newspaper before the flight as saying, "The craft may land in the ocean or in the forests in a hostile environment.
		Shenzhou's chief designer was Qi Faren, who had been one of the designers of China's first satellite and who had been appointed the general designer of Chinese spacecraft in 1992.
		Shenzhou spacecraft are blasted off from the isolated Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest Gansu province in the Gobi Desert a thousand miles west of the capital city of Beijing.
	www.spacetoday.org /China/ChinaTaikonauts.html (3989 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| China's Shenzhou 2 capsule returns to Earth safely
		An artist's concept of Shenzhou 2 separating the orbital module from the descent portion of the spacecraft.
		Shenzhou 2 was launched on January 9 at 1700 GMT (12:00 p.m.
		Up until recently, the Shenzhou design has been surrounded by a shroud of secrecy, but it is known that the Chinese government purchased a scaled-down version re-entry module of the Russian Soyuz manned capsule from Soyuz-builder RKK Energia.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0101/16china (513 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Chinese unmanned space capsule returns to Earth
		Shenzhou 3 carried a variety of investigations in life sciences, materials science, astronomy, and microgravity.
		Another first in the Shenzhou 3 mission was the test of an escape system during launch that could save the lives of the crew in the event of a serious failure, the People's Daily reported.
		Shenzhou 3 was preceded by the one-day flight of Shenzhou 1 in November 1999 and the week-long mission of Shenzhou 2 in January 2001.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0204/01shenzhou3 (741 words)

	Chinese Piloted Programs - Project 921 Shenzhou
		China's Shenzhou II spacecraft carried a, a rabbit and snails into space in early January 2001, and returned to earth from the seven-day mission after making 108 orbits, as Beijing prepared for a manned flight in the next five years.
		Shenzhou II was composed of an orbital module, returning module and booster rockets, almost identical to how a manned spacecraft would be constructed.
		Shenzhou's flight was tracked and controlled from the Beijing Aerospace Direction and Control Center and a fleet of four instrumentation ships, which were deployed in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/world/china/piloted.htm (2966 words)

	Shenzhou II, China's unmanned spacecraft returns safely
		Another success with Shenzhou II should pave the way for further test flights and a manned mission within two years, western commentators believe.
		Shenzhou II was launched on 10 January from the Jiuquan Satellite Centre in the northwestern province of Gansu.
		Shenzhou 2 was launched into a 197 km (106 nmi) by 335 km (181 nmi) orbit, inclined at 42.58 degrees with a period of 89.83 minutes.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /news/2001/jan/china.htm (808 words)

	Chronology - Quarter 1 2001
		Yuan Wang 1 and 2 were in the Pacific Ocean, Yuan Wang 4 had arrived in the Indian Ocean, and Yuan Wang 3 was en route to the Atlantic Ocean.
		Shenzhou 2 was the first test of an all-up flight model of the spacecraft, with a functioning orbital module.
		Shenzhou 2 made three orbit-raising manoeuvres during its flight, reaching a 330 x 345 km orbit by the end of the initial phase of the mission.
	www.astronautix.com /chrono/20011.htm (3638 words)

	Shenzhou
		Shenzhou would be used to develop manned spaceflight techniques (extravehicular activity, rendezvous and docking) and later serve as a ferry to Chinese space stations.
		Shenzhou 4, launched in December 2002, was the final dress rehearsal for a manned launch.
		Shenzhou 1 and 2 flew with dummy or partial electronic intelligence packages, a complex arrangement of equipment mounted at the top of the orbital module.
	www.astronautix.com /craft/shenzhou.htm (9943 words)

	Shenzhou - Divine Military Vessel [Chinese spacecraft]
		Shenzhou's two different primary payloads, both of them military, were not discussed by Chinese authorities until early 2003.
		That means the orbital modules of the Shenzhou spacecraft have been scanning the earth 75% of the time, day in and day out, since Shenzhou 2 was launched in January 2001.
		If the pattern of the Shenzhou 3 and 4 flights is followed, the crew will be tasked to identify targets of interest and will fly in a controlled 331 x 337 km orbit for 107 revolutions, or 6.77 days.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/993882/posts (1160 words)

	SPACE.com -- China Launches Shenzhou 3 Test Flight
		Shenzhou 3, according to reports from China's People's Daily, lifted off into the night sky atop a Long March 2F rocket at 9:15 a.m.
		Shenzhou 3 is comprised of several elements: an orbital module, return module, booster engines and an "additional module", according to reports.
		The Shenzhou 3 does seem to be somewhat upgraded, said Charles Vick, chief of the space policy division of the Federation of American Scientists, based in Washington, D.C. It appears that a platform may be attached to the front of the vehicle, an item not previously seen on earlier Shenzhou craft.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/shenzhou_launch_020325.html (643 words)

	Shenzhou
		Shenzhou was launched at 6:30 am Beijing time on November 20 (November 19 22:30 UT) from the Jiuquan Launch Centre.
		Shenzhou Cockpit - View of cockpit of Shenzhou cockpit transmitted to the ground during the flight.
		Prime contractors for the Shenzhou were the China Research Institute of Carrier Rocket Technology, (a part of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation), the Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology and the Shanghai Research Institute of Astronautical Technology.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/mwade/craft/shenzhou.htm (3999 words)

	Space Today Online -- History of China in Space
		Shenzhou 2 was launched on January 9, 2001.
		Shenzhou 5 was launched on October 15, 2003, carrying one astronaut, Yang Liwei, on a 21.5 hour flight.
		Shenzhou 6 was launched on October 12, 2005, carrying two men – Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng – on a five-day flight 210 miles above Earth.
	www.spacetoday.org /China/ChinaHistory.html (835 words)

	Shenzhou 5 - China-related Topics SE-SH - China-Related Topics
		Shenzhou 5 (神舟五号) was the first manned space mission launched by the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 15, 2003.
		Shenzhou 5 was launched at 09:00 (UTC +8) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, a launch base in the Gobi Desert in GansuGansu Province, entering orbit 343 km above Earth at 09:10 (UTC +8) with astronaut Yang Liwei (杨利伟), the 38 year-old Lieutenant Colonel in the People's Liberation Army and former fighter pilot.
		Neither the launch nor the reentry was televised live, and it is widely believed that it was due to government fears that a disaster could create an embarrassment, but the time of both launch and reentry launch had been widely announced beforehand, and news appeared on Chinese Central Television within minutes after both events.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Shenzhou_5 (760 words)

	China's Space Program: An Overview
		Shenzhou 1 was launched on November 20, 1999 and the descent module remained in orbit for 21 hours.
		Shenzhou 2 was launched on January 10, 2001, and, according to a Chinese press report, carried unspecified animals.
		Unlike Shenzhou 1, no photographs were released of the capsule once it returned to Earth after 7 days in orbit, leading many in the West to conclude that the landing was unsuccessful.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/library/report/crs/rs21641.htm (2625 words)

	Shenzhou 2 Launch Imminent, Chinese Manned Space Program Targets the Moon \| SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
		Shenzhou was launched at 6:30 local time on 20 November 1999 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center in north-central China aboard a Long March CZ 2F booster and orbited Earth 14 times during its 21 hour mission.
		The escape tower on the Long March 2F rocket which launches the Shenzhou allows the astronauts in the recovery module to be jettisoned to safety in case the rocket fails during liftoff.
		Shenzhou's orbital module has its own set of solar panels (not used in the first flight), its own propulsion capabilities (demonstrated after it separated from the reentry module); a large hatch (one would assume for EVAs); and a cluster of instruments at the forward end of the module.
	www.spaceref.com /news/viewnews.html?id=239 (2010 words)

	Yorkshire CND - China's Space Program Driven by Military Ambitions - 13/3/02
		China is readying an unpiloted Shenzhou 3 spaceship for flight, a key step toward claiming a prestigious position in the heavens - becoming the third nation after Russia and the United States to attain an independent ability to launch humans into Earth orbit.
		Shenzhou 3 was apparently on tap for a takeoff late last year.
		Shenzhou 2 flew in January 2001, and was a far more aggressive shakeout of the craft.
	www.cndyorks.gn.apc.org /yspace/articles/chinasprog.htm (1449 words)

	Spacecraft - Shenzhou
		Shenzhou will be used to develop manned space flight techniques (extravehicular activity, rendezvous and docking) and later serve as a ferry to Chinese space stations.
		The Shenzhou capsule is about 1/7th larger dimensionally than Soyuz and, therefore, cannot use Russian hardware, but is instead a scaled-up copy of the Soyuz 'headlight' aerodynamic form.
		The escape tower will fire to pull the Shenzhou capsule and orbital module away from the booster in the event of a major booster malfunction from 15 minutes before launch to the point of payload fairing jettison at T+160 seconds.
	www.braeunig.us /space/specs/shenzhou.htm (1091 words)

	Shenzhou spacecraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shenzhou spacecraft closely resembles Soyuz, although it is substantially larger and features a powered orbital module capable of autonomous flight.
		Anything placed in the orbital or service modules does not require heat shielding, and this greatly increases the space available in the spacecraft without increasing weight as much as it would if those modules were also able to withstand reentry.
		In the unmanned test flights launched to date, the orbital module of each Shenzhou was left functioning in orbit for several days after the reentry capsule's return, and the Shenzhou 5 orbital module continued to operate for six months after launch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shenzhou (1305 words)

	Space fliers rack up firsts for China - Space.com - MSNBC.com
		Shenzhou 5, China’s first manned spaceflight, launched astronaut Yang Liwei on a 21 1/2-hour mission on Oct. 15, 2003.
		During the Shenzhou 5 mission, Yang spent the entire time strapped into his chair in the spacecraft’s crew compartment.
		China’s Shenzhou spacecraft borrow their basic design from Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft but are tailored with new systems and equipment.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9678526 (677 words)

	Shenzhou VI-China's Second Manned Space Mission
		Shenzhou 6 is the second manned flight of China.
		Shenzhou would be used to develop manned spaceflight techniques and serve as a ferry to Chinese space stations and as a lunar orbital and landing spacecraft.
		Although it was only China's second manned space flight, Shenzhou VI was in many ways a great leap forward compared from the maiden space voyage in 2003.
	english.cri.cn /china/events/shenzhou6/index.htm (464 words)

	CNS - China's Manned Space Program: Trajectory and Motivations - October 6, 2003 - Research Story of the Week
		Shenzhou's orbital module has a medium-resolution imaging spectroradiometer developed by the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, which can be used for civilian or military purposes.
		China bought the system for the Shenzhou from Russia in the 1995 RKK Energia agreement and first tested it on the Shenzhou 2 mission in January of 2001.
		The Chinese have admitted that the Shenzhou has reconnaissance capabilities[18] and many analysts point out technological gains from the manned program could be used for military space programs, such as development of anti-satellite weapons.
	www.cns.miis.edu /pubs/week/031006.htm (2220 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| China puts its first man in space
		A Long March 2F rocket blasted off from the Gobi desert launch pad at 0900 (0100 GMT), and the Shenzhou V spacecraft was orbiting Earth 10 minutes later.
		Once aloft, he was said to be "reading a flight manual in the capsule of the Shenzhou V spacecraft and looked composed and at ease".
		The Shenzhou design is based on the Russian Soyuz three-person space capsule, although the Chinese space programme has made wide-ranging changes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/3192330.stm (501 words)

	2003 Asian Space Activities
		Shenzhou 2 followed on January 9, 2001, with several biological experiments and small animals on board.
		In 2002, the third Shenzhou spaceship was successfully placed in orbit on March 25 from Jiuquan, followed by Shenzhou 4 on December 29.
		Reportedly, Shenzhou 4 was completely equipped to carry a crew, including food, medicine and sleeping bags, and it was also upgraded from the three earlier missions in its control systems.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /osf/2003/yearinrev/03asia.html (1306 words)

	CNN.com - China claims its place in space - Oct. 15, 2003
		Speaking from space, the 38-year-old astronaut reported back to mission controllers that he "feels good" and said the spacecraft is operating normally, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
		Yang, a former air force pilot, is expected to make 14 orbits in the Shenzhou V spacecraft before returning to Earth at a landing site in Inner Mongolia.
		"Shenzhou V is operating normally in orbit," the agency quoted Li Jinai, chief commander of the country's manned space program as saying.
	www.cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/10/14/china.launch/index.html (672 words)

	[FPSPACE] Shenzhou 2 news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This difference shows that Shenzhou 2 has been equipped with full functional systems, as claimed by Chinese reports that it is "basically identical to a manned spacecraft".
		A report mentioned that among differences with Shenzhou 1, a new "stay-in-orbit operation" expriment will be conducted this time, which suggests the orbital module, with independent power supply, will stay in orbit for more testing.
		Ten minutes after the launch, Shenzhou 2 was separated from the second stage of CZ-2F and entered an orbit of 197km x 335km with inclination of 42.58 degree.
	www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/fpspace/2001-January/001273.html (312 words)

	Shen Zhou Chinese Space Flights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Long March 4F Rocket was used to launch Shenzhou 4, and is expected to be used to launch Shenzhou 5.
		Shenzhou Circumlunar is planned to orbit the Moon in 2005
		The Shenzhou 5 features 3 modules, from front to end: An orbital module holding science equipment; the crew-carrying ascent/decent module; and a service module with attached solar panels, loaded with electronics gear and rocket engines.
	www.chinapage.org /space/shenzhou.html (194 words)

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