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	Shenzhou 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F rocket booster.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shenzhou_5 (697 words)

	China inches closer to manned space mission
		Reports appearing in Hong Kong media, however, said the launch of Shenzhou V is likely to take place between October 11 and 17.
		Shenzhou in Chinese means 'divine vessel' or 'magic vessel'.
		Whenever Shenzhou V roars into space it will be perched atop a Long March 2F rocket, and is likely to feature three 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.rediff.com /news/2003/oct/02china.htm (266 words)

	Survival Arts: "Shenzhou V will be manned" by the world's first... taikonauts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Survival Arts: "Shenzhou V will be manned" by the world's first...
		Something to watch: China's next major space news will be the launch of Shenzhou V, which will be manned by 2 "taikonauts".
		The Chinese space agency is touting this as the first launch manned with 2 astronauts as the debut manned flight of a primary spacefaring nation (the U.S. and Russia being the other 2).
	www.survivalarts.com /archives/000240.html (139 words)

	CNS - China's Manned Space Program: Trajectory and Motivations - October 6, 2003 - Research Story of the Week
		Whether or not the Shenzhou is an indication of Chinese scientific achievement, it is definitely a sign of priorities in the Chinese government.
		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.
		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.
	cns.miis.edu /pubs/week/031006.htm (2220 words)

	China Space Mission Said Planned for Oct. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It said Zhai Zhigang and Nie Haisheng, two alternates for Shenzhou V, were "the strongest group with the greatest confidence" for carrying out the mission.
		The report cited an unnamed researcher as saying that the new space capsule was not a duplicate of Shenzhou V due to more than 100 technological modifications that made it more conducive to scientific research.
		Yang's journey in Shenzhou V was much less comfortable since he was confined to the re-entry module with little space to move around.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/09/26/international/i051108D64.DTL&type=printable (510 words)

	China planning a manned space mission: Officials
		The Shenzhou IV spacecraft blasted into space with a 'long march 2f' rocket, and detached itself from the launch vehicle, entering its pre-set orbit at around noon the same day.
		The launch of Shenzhou IV is the second time in a year that the country has staged an unmanned mission, following the launch of Shenzhou III nine months ago.
		The Shenzhou IV is expected to return to earth after completing all the planned scientific experiments, including some involving the astronaut flight system, control of the spacecraft environment and life support sub-system, the commander and chief designer of the space application system, Gu Yidong said.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jan/02china.htm (343 words)

	AsiaMedia :: Story, Print Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Two astronauts are expected to orbit the Earth for five days in a mission different from the Shenzhou V that orbited the Earth 14 times in a 21-hour flight in 2003.
		Shenzhou V and the four previous unmanned Shenzhou flights were shown to the public only in a tape-delayed broadcast.
		China's first man in space, Yang Liwei, who became a national hero and received rock-star treatment after his Shenzhou V flight, announced last week that he would not be on the next mission.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /print.asp?parentid=30089 (276 words)

	China's Shenzhou VI to be launched in fall 2005(12/05/04)
		The Shenzhou V orbital module was still circling the earth, although it ended its space experiments in March.
		Chinese space officials earlier announced that the Shenzhou VI would be launched in 2005, but were not precise on an exact date or the numbers of astronauts manning the vehicle.
		Plans for a Shenzhou VII flight are already in the works for sometime before 2010 and include China's first-ever space walk, state press reports said.
	www.china-embassy.org /eng/gyzg/t101933.htm (318 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)

	New Page 1
		China's first astronaut Yang Liwei flashes a victory sign, after the door of capsule to spacecraft Shenzhou V was opened upon landing, on the Inner Mongolian grasslands of northern China, October 16, 2003.
		China's first taikonaut Yang Liwei, 38, a Lieutenant colonel of the People's Liberation Army, boards the spacecraft 'Shenzhou V' at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu, October 15, 2003.
		Lieutenant colonel Yang Liwei, is seen inside the Shenzhou V spacecraft orbiting the earth
	nowscape.com /star_city/China_Shenzhou2.html (106 words)

	Shenzhou VI 'a leap forward'
		China became just the third country after the United States and the former Soviet Union to put a man in space in October 2003 with the Shenzhou V mission.
		The basic launch module technology of Shenzhou V and VI is identical, but experts have been able to count about 100 novelties.
		Shenzhou VI carried enough food, water and oxygen for a seven-day mission, although planners had expected it to spend just five days in orbit.
	www.news24.com /News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1818122,00.html (491 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| tech news China to send man into orbit
		State media cited a buoyant senior aerospace official saying China expects astronauts will be onboard Shenzhou V or Divine Vessel V after witnessing the successful lift-off of China's fourth unmanned spacecraft on Monday.
		Shenzhou IV blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu province Monday in what is widely seen as the final dress rehearsal for a manned space craft.
		He added that Shenzhou V had entered the overall assembly and testing phase, according to the China Daily.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /technews/198700.htm (478 words)

	SPACE-TALK - Manned spacecraft Shenzhou 5 will be launched this Oct, let's talk about it!
		The next mission, Shenzhou V, will contain at least one ``taikonaut,'' the Chinese version of an astronaut, according to a report from China News Service, a government news agency aimed at Chinese speakers abroad.
		The Shenzhou IV, which blasted off before dawn Monday from a rocket base in the Gobi desert, carried all the equipment for manned flight, the government has said.
		Its flight was the fourth for a Shenzhou capsule -- whose name means ``Sacred Vessel'' -- and the second in less than 10 months, signaling an increased pace of launches.
	www.space-talk.com /ForumE/showthread.php3?threadid=1372 (1447 words)

	SPACE.com -- Report: China Prepares Shenzhou IV Shakeout Flight
		Personnel approach the cabin of China's third unmanned spaceship Shenzhou III Monday afternoon, April 1, 2002 which landed in the central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
		A full-sized model of the Shenzhou spacecraft is seen here on display during a 2000 space conference in China.
		The Shenzhou IV flight, if successful, is expected to clear for liftoff a piloted Shenzhou V craft.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/shenzhou_update_021104.html (581 words)

	China successfully launches Shenzhou VI - The Post Chronicle
		The mission is reportedly more ambitious than the previous Shenzhou V, which made China only the third nation to launch a manned space mission.
		Shenzhou VI will carry two taikonauts (Chinese astronauts), Nie Haisheng and Fei Junlong, compared to the previous mission which only carried a single taikonaut, Yang Liwei.
		The newest taikonauts duration in space will also be longer, five days compared to the 21 hour, 14 orbit flight of Shenzhou V. It comes almost exactly two years after China's first manned space flight.
	www.postchronicle.com /news/science/printer_212838.shtml (279 words)

	Discovery Channel :: China on Track for Space
		"The current plan is that Shenzhou V will be launched in October but it is very hard to say the exact date," an official at the China Rocket Research Institute told AFP.
		Space experts believe the Shenzhou is a copy of the Soviet-era workhorse, the Soyuz, albeit enlarged and updated in key areas such as the life-support and computer systems.
		The latest one, Shenzhou IV, returned to the frozen wastes of Inner Mongolia on Jan. 5 after a 162-hour mission in which the craft was fully equipped with all the prerequisites for a manned flight, even carrying spare clothes astronauts might need.
	dsc.discovery.com /news/afp/20030721/chinaspace.html (505 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| space \| china mission New mission poses new challenges
		It may look much the same, but Shenzhou VI, China's second manned space mission which launched on Wednesday, is in many ways very different from Shenzhou V two years ago.
		The basic launch module technology is identical between Shenzhou V and VI, but experts have been able to count about 100 novelties.
		As the Shenzhou VI starts preparations for landing on the Inner Mongolian steppe in five days' time, the first crucial chapter in China's manned space program is nearing its conclusion.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /space/china/500948.htm (659 words)

	The Jamestown Foundation
		It is a great boost to the Chinese, from the scientists and technicians involved in the manned spaceflight project to the general public, as the country showcases its achievements to the world and prepares for the next phase in space exploration.
		Shenzhou I, the first unmanned spacecraft was successfully launched using CZ-2F from Jiuquan on November 20, 1999.
		While the Shenzhou manned space program is meant to boost China’s prestige and garner the respect of the international community, it also has required and indeed helped stimulate advances in the country’s aerospace, computer, life science, space material science, astronomic observations, and many other areas of scientific and technological developments.
	www.jamestown.org /publications_details.php?volume_id=408&issue_id=3535&article_id=2370506 (1978 words)

	Countdown to Shenzhou VI takeoff_English_SINA.com
		The countdown to the launch of Shenzhou VI was in its final hour at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.
		Shenzhou 4 launched on December 29, 2002, was the fourth unmanned launch of the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.
		When China's first manned spacecraft, the Shenzhou V, was shot into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu at 9 a.m.
	english.sina.com /z/050928shenzhouVI/index.shtml (1967 words)

	China's Shenzhou V orbiting capsule ends 152 days of space experiments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Experiments being carried out in the orbiting capsule of China's historic Shenzhou V space flight ended Tuesday after 152 days of tests related to space environmental monitoring, state press reported.
		With the end of scientific experiments, the capsule is expected to slowly decrease its orbit until it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere in the coming weeks, according to space experts.
		The orbiting capsule was part of the Shenzhou V mission which in October sent China's first ever astronaut Yang Liwei into space, making China the third nation following the former Soviet Union and the United States to place a human in orbit.
	www.spacedaily.com /2004/040316071935.v0b4xn1c.html (236 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 (706 words)

	International Assessment and Strategy Center > Research > Beware the Military Agenda Behind Shenzhou
		The orbital modules for Shenzhou I had a curious antennae structure which Swedish expert Sven Grahn argues persuasively was for gathering electronic intelligence.
		Pictures of the orbital modules for Shenzhous III and IV show structures more consistent with cameras, and pictures of the manned Shenzhou V orbital module very clearly show two camera-like structures.
		To be sure, the successful launch of the Shenzhou V allows the Chinese communist leadership to bask in the accomplishments of its engineers and pilots.
	www.strategycenter.net /research/pubID.21/pub_detail.asp (867 words)

	Johnson_Freese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Shenzhou V capsule will be displayed at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, where crowds estimated in the thousands celebrated at the time of the launch.
		Shenzhou, then, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Soyuz spacecraft; nonetheless, differences are apparent.
		In that interview Zhang also suggested that Shenzhou has more in common with second-generation spacecraft produced by both the Soviet Union and the United States, such as the Gemini or Soviet Voskhod spacecraft, than the first-generation Mercury (or, it could be added, Vostok).
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2004/Spring/art5-sp04.htm (10158 words)

	China Plans First Manned Space Launch In October: Official
		"There are plans to launch Shenzhou V in October this year," said a research official at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., which develops the rocket carriers and the spacecraft.
		Two were sent to Russia's cosmonaut school and all spent a week in April training in the recently returned unmanned Shenzhou IV capsule.
		Qi Faren, the general designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, told the paper the manned craft will "fly for at least one day in space".
	www.spacedaily.com /news/china-03e.html (665 words)

	Chinese Astronaut Enters Orbit
		A Long March 2F rocket blasted off from the Gobi desert launch pad at 0900 (0100GMT), and the Shenzhou V spacecraft was orbiting Earth 10 minutes later.
		"The launch of Shenzhou V, China's first manned spacecraft, is successful and the craft is already in orbit," mission control announced.
		He was said to be "reading a flight manual in the capsule of the Shenzhou V spacecraft and looked composed and at ease".
	www.rense.com /general43/chin.htm (392 words)

	Chinese To Deliver Manned Spaceflight - CBS News
		"China's Shenzhou V will send a person into space in the latter half of this year," the China News Service, the official government agency, said in a brief dispatch on its Web site.
		"Shenzhou V will be manned," said the official, who was reached by telephone and wouldn't give his name.
		The current Shenzhou craft, the Shenzhou IV, was orbiting the Earth on Thursday, three days into what is expected to be a seven-day mission.
	uttm.com /stories/2003/01/06/tech/main535357.shtml (700 words)

	GIS News: Shenzhou V reaches for the stars
		China's first manned spacecraft, the Shenzhou V, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu at 9:00 on morning of 15th October.
		The Shenzhou V manned spacecraft, jointly developed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology and Shanghai Academy of Aerospace Technology, two subsidiaries of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Group, consists of a propelling module, a return module, an orbit module and an annexed part, with a passenger capacity of 3.
		The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, also a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Group, built the carrier of the Shenzhou V spacecraft -- the "Long March F" rocket.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_tqvdecwp (789 words)

	CNS - Brief Chronology of the Shenzhou Program
		The Shenzhou vehicle was boosted into orbit by a Long March 2-F (LM-2F) version of its LM-2 series of commercial boosters.
		The Shenzhou 5 module could theoretically carry three yuhangyuan into space, but analysts expect only one or two will be chosen.
		Xie stated that, "during the Shenzhou series of flights, there has been one difficulty and that has been the re-entry of the space capsule." Xie continued that the capsule will go through a "fl barrier" approximately 80km from the Earth's surface that will blanket the re-entry module and prevent ground stations from maintaining contact.
	cns.miis.edu /pubs/week/031006ch.htm (1675 words)

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