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China completed its first docking mission with Tiangong-1 and the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft in early November last year. The news agency did not say how long the mission would last, but China has scheduled two space docking missions for this year. Chinese...
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(REUTERS) - China will launch its next manned space mission sometime between June and August, which will attempt to dock with an experimental module launched 2011, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. It will be China's fourth manned space...
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In this July 6, 2011 photo, a visitor stands near the Shenzhou 5 re-entry capsule, that was used in China's first human spaceflight mission, and the the space suit worn by crew member Yang Liwei at an exhibition in Beijing, China. In 2011, a rocket will... View Photo »
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It will attempt to manually dock with the Tiangong-1 (Heavenly Palace) module, which was launched on 29 September as part of China's exploratory preparations for a space lab, the state news agency Xinhua reported. It will be China's fourth manned space...
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II-F, are undergoing final checks, the spokesman said. The Tiangong-1 went into space on Sept 29, 2011, docking with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft to complete China’s first space docking mission just over a month later. It will be China’s fourth manned...
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It will be China 's fourth manned space mission since 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei orbited Earth 14 times, becoming the country's first man in space. For the next mission, three astronauts will attempt to dock with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1...
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Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong (L) and Yang Liwei walk past training simulation equipment during a media tour of the China Astronaut Centre of Beijing Aerospace City April 29, 2011. View Photo »
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Compared to that, the Chinese version, which was expected to be ready by 2020 is smaller in size. China started its three-stage manned space program in 1992. In the first stage the country sent the astronaut, it's first, Yang Liwei, into space as part...
About Yang Liwei
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Yáng Lìwěi (simplified Chinese: 杨利伟; traditional Chinese: 楊利偉) (born June 21, 1965) is a Chinese major general and military pilot and a CNSA astronaut. He was the first man sent into space by the space program of China, and his mission, Shenzhou 5, made the PRC the third country to independently send people into space. Full Article
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Chinese astronauts Yang Liwei, right, is followed by his teammate Fei Junlong arrive for a news conference during a media tour at the China's Astronauts Center of Beijing Aerospace City in Beijing Friday, April 29, 2011. China is asking the public to help come up with a name and logo...
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Chinese astronauts Yang Liwei, right, speaks to the journalists while his teammate Fei Junlong look on during a media tour at the China's Astronauts Center of Beijing Aerospace City in Beijing Friday, April 29, 2011. China is asking the public to help come up with a name and logo for...
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The first Chinese austronaut Yang Liwei delivers a speech on April 11, 2011 during a reception devoted to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic first space flight and the upcoming Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics celebrated tomorrow, in Moscow.
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In this July 6, 2011 photo, a visitor stands near the Shenzhou 5 re-entry capsule, that was used in China's first human spaceflight mission, and the the space suit worn by crew member Yang Liwei at an exhibition in Beijing, China. In 2011, a rocket will carry a train car-sized module...
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Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong (L) and Yang Liwei answer questions during a media tour of the China Astronaut Centre of Beijing Aerospace City April 29, 2011.
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