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  • VAB Preps Continue for Discovery
  • VAB Teams Prepare to Welcome Discovery
  • Discovery to be Placed on Transporter
  • Discovery Prepping for Transport Loading
  • Discovery Preps Focus on Landing Gear Tires
  • Tool Stowage Assembly Goes into Discovery Today
  • Discovery's Engines to be Configured Today
  • Discovery's Processing Goes Smoothly Ahead of Rollover
  • Leak Checks Today for Discovery
  • OMS Pod Leak Testing Today

Shenzhou VII: Landing!

By TonyF on 28 September 2008 at 11:29AM

China's first 3-man space mission landed early this morning, returning from a 68-hour flight which featured that country's first spacewalk. 

Pics here. Videos here. News clip here. Discussion here.

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Shenzhou VII: First EVA!

By TonyF on 27 September 2008 at 1:10PM

CCTV: Screenshot from Shenzhou VII EVA"Taikonaut" Zhai Zhigang has made history as China's first spacewalker. The EVA took place early this morning, and lasted about 20 minutes. The flight, with the first 3-man crew in the Shenzhou program, lifted off Thursday and is scheduled for re-entry early Sunday.

Pics here. Videos here. Discussion here.

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China Fakes Reports From Space

By Rick on 26 September 2008 at 4:49PM

China's state news agency published a dispatch from the country's three latest astronauts describing their first night in space before they had even left Earth.

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China Counts Down To Thursday Space Launch

By Rick on 24 September 2008 at 5:43PM

JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China will send its third manned mission into space on Thursday evening on a mission which will include its first space walk, the government said on Wednesday.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080924/tpl-uk-china-space-top1-b64c7e7.html

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Dragon Space 2008

By Rick on 4 January 2008 at 6:15PM

China Reports Fourteen Potential Astronauts In Training For Three Seats.

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