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	Shenzhou 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shenzhou 5 was launched at 09:00 (UTC +8) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, a launch base in the Gobi Desert in Gansu Province, entering orbit 343 km above Earth at 09:10 (UTC +8) with astronaut Yáng Lìwěi (杨利伟), the 38 year-old Lieutenant Colonel in the People's Liberation Army and former fighter pilot.
		The launch of the Shenzhou is the result of a manned space program which began in 1992.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shenzhou_5 (813 words)

	Shenzhou spacecraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shénzhōu) is the name of a spacecraft from the People's Republic of China which first carried a Chinese astronaut into orbit in 2003.
		In the unmanned test flights launched so far, the orbital module of each Shenzhou was left functioning in orbit for several days after the reentry capsule's return, and the Shenzhou V orbital module continued to operate for six months after launch.
		The fifth launch, Shenzhou 5, was the first to carry a human (Yang Liwei) and occurred at 9:00 (UTC +8) on October 15, 2003.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Shenzhou_spacecraft (1231 words)

	Shenzhou 3 - carrying a test dummy__English_SINA.com
		Shenzhou 3 launched on March 25, 2002, was the third unmanned launch of the People's Republic of China's Shenzhou spacecraft.
		This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human cargo and as such the main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support a human in space.
		Shenzhou 3 operated in a slightly less inclined orbit of 42.40°to the previous Shenzhou 1 and 2 flights, which were in about 42.59°inclined orbits.
	english.sina.com /1/2005/1011/49022.html (614 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| China launches Shenzhou 4
		Shenzhou, Chinese for "divine vessel", is a prototype of a manned spacecraft.
		Shenzhou appears to be slightly larger and heavier than Soyuz.
		Shenzhou was intended to be the first phase of an effort that would later include a small space station and, in the long term, a reusable manned spacecraft, although Chinese officials have released few details about those plans.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /news/n0212/29shenzhou (774 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 (3014 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 (3578 words)

	Shenzhou
		Shenzhou 4, launched in December 2002, was the final dress rehearsal for a manned launch.
		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 /craft/shenzhou.htm (7084 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Chinese Shenzhou 4 capsule returns to Earth
		Shenzhou 4 was launched a week ago on December 29 aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan launching center in China.
		With this information, many experts have concluded that Shenzhou 4 may be the final unmanned test of the prototype spacecraft.
		Shenzhou 4's orbital module was left behind in space to continue operating for several more months.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /news/n0301/05shenzhou (639 words)

	Chinese Defence Today :: China National Manned Space Programme - Project 921 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The initial proposal included the development of Shenzhou spacecraft and a new dedicated launch vehicle with liquid oxygen and kerosene rocket motors.
		Construction was started in the north-west suburbs of Beijing on a new aerospace complex (known as “Aerospace City”) including a command and control centre, an astronaut training centre, and research and development institutes and labs capable of handling the manned space flights.
		Prime contractors for the Shenzhou spacecraft 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.sinodefence.com /space/921/921.asp (1474 words)

	Scientific American: China's Great Leap Upward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Shenzhou's launch escape system is based on the "tractor rocket" scheme originally developed for NASA's Mercury flights in the early 1960s and later adopted by the designers of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft.
		Because the Shenzhou, like the Soyuz, has a limited amount of cabin space, small stature is a requirement: each astronaut is under 170 centimeters (five feet, seven inches) tall and weighs less than 65 kilograms (143 pounds).
		Because some of the critical ground-control functions for the Shenzhou's return to Earth must be performed while the craft is over the South Atlantic, China signed an agreement with the African nation of Namibia in 2000 to build a tracking station near the town of Swakopmund.
	www.sciam.com /print_version.cfm?articleID=0005B4B6-1CEC-1F5D-905980A84189EEDF (3613 words)

	the Shenzhou manned vehicle
		In addition, the god boat - 4 has also carried on the chemical examination inspection to all materials, in satisfies the medicine target in the foundation, further has carried on the optimization from the work efficiency study angle to the airship interior facility, causes it to conform to person's life, the work custom.
		Moreover, the god boat - 4 all portholes glass all changed into one kind of new material, after guaranteed completes the range to return to the atmospheric reentry the porthole diaphanous performance to be good, after enable the astronaut to land can reliably judge the landing terrain, decided whether takes off ä¸»ä¼.
		The god boat - 4 airships carry 52 scientific research equipment, and keeps axle flight period in the outer space independent flight carried on the microwave remote sensing to survey, the spatial environment synthesis monitor, the micro gravity fluid physics experiment and the biological technology research to the place tests 4 scientific research.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/library/news/2003/urltrurl-3.htm (1885 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - China's manned space capsule returns
		The space module of the Shenzhou 4 unmanned spacecraft, which was launched on Dec. 30, 2002, in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, lands on the middle part of Inner Mongolia on Jan. 5, 2003.
		Shenzhou 5, shown on a three-dimensional screen in the mission control center, made a gentle turnaround upon receiving the order, Xinhua said.
		The Shenzhou, or "Divine Vessel," is based on the three-seat Russian Soyuz capsule, though with extensive modifications.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/story.hts/space/2157012 (515 words)

	SPACE.com -- The Next Great Leap Forward - China Readies Shenzhou 4
		At present, the unmanned Shenzhou 4 is being readied for flight, along with its Long March 2F booster at the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center of Gansu Province in China.
		One future prospect is that the Shenzhou 4 may carry out rendezvous practice with the still-in-space orbital module.
		Perhaps a docking between a Shenzhou 7 and Shenzhou 8 might be on tap for early 2004, he speculates.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/shenzhou_update_020830.html (1399 words)

	China's man in space - The Washington Times: Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The orbital modules of Shenzhou 3 and 4 had an ELINT capability that included three antennas aimed at Earth to determine the source of ultra-high frequency emissions, plus other antennas designed to detect and locate radar transmissions.
		Shenzhou 4 must have given Beijing a front row seat during the fighting in Iraq.
		Shenzhou 5, going up today, has another military payload, a space-based reconnaissance capability consisting of two cameras that provide images with a ground resolution estimated at five feet.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20031013-084628-2964r.htm (747 words)

	Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: China's Great Leap Upward -- [ HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ] -- By boosting ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shenzhou 1, the first unmanned test vehicle, was launched on November 20, 1999, and spent less than a day in orbit.
		Shenzhou 4 was described as a human-capable vessel, with all the equipment needed to accommodate three people.
		Because of the superficial resemblance of the Shenzhou to the Soyuz, many observers concluded that the Chinese vehicle was nothing more than a knockoff with only minor modifications.
	www.sciam.com /article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0005B4B6-1CEC-1F5D-905980A84189EEDF&pageNumber=2&catID=2 (748 words)

	Shenzhou 1 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shenzhou 1 (Chinese: 神舟一号) launched on November 19, 1999, was the first unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft.
		Shenzhou 1 was designed primarily to test the Long March 2F rocket.
		The only areas tested on the spacecraft were the separation of the modules, attitude control, lifting body reentry, the heat shield, ground recovery.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Shenzhou_1 (514 words)

	Shenzhou - Divine Military Vessel
		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 90% of the time, day in and day out, since Shenzhou 3 was launched in March 2002.
		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.astronautix.com /articles/sheessel.htm (683 words)

	Space Official in Beijing Reveals Dual Purpose of Shenzhou
		It was unusual that a Chinese space official stressed the military functions of the Shenzhou missions and criticized the US space policy at the same time in a public lecture, although observers in the West have long speculated the dual purpose of China's human spaceflight program.
		Chinese space scientists have stated earlier that the Shenzhou spacecraft is designed to be able to dock with the ISS.
		After the Shenzhou missions, China will focus on the Moon, as indicated in CNSA administrator Luan Enjie's announcement on 1 March, which affirmed the three-stage lunar exploration plan first outlined at a conference on deep space exploration held in Qingdao last August.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/859479/posts (1646 words)

	CRS Report: China's Space Program: An Overview \| SpaceRef Asia - Your Daily Source of Space News from Asia
		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.
		Shenzhou 3 (launched March 25, 2002) and Shenzhou 4 (launched December 30, 2002) each carried "dummy" astronauts and their descent modules returned after 7 days.
	asia.spaceref.com /news/viewsr.html?pid=11007 (2721 words)

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		China stuffed its first uncrewed Shenzhou test missions with a large variety of experiments, ranging from cosmic ray detectors to the ubiquitous seed packages that China flies on most of its recoverable spacecraft.
		But China should now feel more confident about Shenzhou's ability to support its crew, and the presence of two astronauts on an extended mission should allow plenty of tasks to be achieved.
		Shenzhou 4 carried one such device, and it was used in successful tracking experiments by astronomers in China and elsewhere in the world.
	www.physorg.com /printnews.php?newsid=4644 (839 words)

	"Taikonauts" by Edward Willett
		Shenzhou 2 followed in January, 2001, staying in orbit for six days and fired steering rockets several times.
		Shenzhou 3, in addition to mannequins, carried an experimental microchip, an egg-hatching incubator, a vaccine experiment, and a number of plant seeds.
		The Shenzhou 3 orbital module is still in space; it could serve as a rendezvous target for Shenzhou 4 later this year.
	www.edwardwillett.com /Columns/taikonauts.htm (705 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)

	dragon wing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		" 'Shenzhou' spaceship is going to be a means of conveyance between heaven and earth in the future, namely a shuttle-bus between the earth and the universe," said Qi Faren metaphorically, chief-designer of the Shenzhou III spaceship, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering when he was giving an appraisal of the spaceship.
		With hoary hair the senior astronautic expert expressed, the manned astronautic project and spaceship China is carrying out is not its ultimate purpose and the research and launching of the spaceship is in the service of space-station to be established in the future when he accepted the interview of the reporter in his office.
		In the aspect of spaceship, compared with the "Union" spaceship still in use in Russia, the "Shenzhou" spacecraft is bigger in size, inner equipt is more advanced, generally speaking, it has reached the level of the 1990s.
	www.webnetarts.com /socialjustice/silkworm.html (3525 words)

	spacetoday.net: Shenzhou 4 "operating normally"
		Three days after the launch of Shenzhou 4, Chinese officials said Wednesday that the spacecraft is working well.
		Shenzhou 4 is the fourth unmanned test flight of a spacecraft designed to carry yuhangyuans, or astronauts.
		Speculation that this may be the final test flight before a manned flight is attempted was supported by statements published Tuesday in People's Daily, where Yuan Jiajun, general director of the program, said that Shenzhou 4 was identical to the version that would carry people.
	www.spacetoday.net /Summary/1389 (215 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| China's first astronaut revealed
		Chinese authorities have released a picture of him in training at the time of the Shenzhou 4 launch in January 2003.
		At the completion of the unmanned Shenzhou 4 mission, China state television showed two candidate astronauts in a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for sending Chinese astronauts into space.
		After the Shenzhou 4 flight, Chinese media said the capsule, based on Russia's Soyuz, carried all the equipment necessary for manned flight and tested life-support equipment.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/science/nature/2829349.stm (322 words)

	Shen Zhou Chinese Space Flights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.com /space/shenzhou.html (194 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.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /china/events/shenzhou6 (462 words)

	CNN.com - Space - Smooth sailing for China's unmanned spacecraft - January 15, 2001
		The flight was the second test of a Shenzhou capsule in 14 months and brought China a step closer to becoming the third nation, after the United States and Russia, to achieve manned space travel.
		If Shenzhou 3 in time goes as well, then the Chinese may decide to risk putting the first two (people) onboard Shenzhou 4," said Phillip Clark of Molniya Space Consultancy.
		Its predecessor, the Shenzhou I, orbited Earth for 21 hours before landing in the grasslands of China's Inner Mongolia in November 1999.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/space/01/15/china.spacecraft (456 words)

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