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Exhibition Features China's First Spacewalk

The re-entry module of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft, which was used in China's first spacewalk, was on display in Shanghai on June 28, 2009. The exhibition showcasing equipment used in China's first spacewalk will formally kick off on July 5. (CFP Photo)

China Released Photos Of Shenzhou-7 On Orbit

BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists on Sunday successfully directed the accompanying satellite BX-1 to begin circling the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, on an elliptical track of 4 kilometers multiplying 8 kilometers. It is the first time that China has succeeded in maneuvering this kind of space orbiting, official sources say. The accompanying satellite began orbiting the orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-7 at 18:14 pm, under the close monitoring and precise control of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The BX-1 rode the Shenzhou-7 into the space on September 25 and it was launched by the spacecraft two days later. Since September 30, the control center changed its track six times to draw it closer to the space vehicle step by step, and finally it succeeded in orbiting the capsule. Over the past days, the monitoring satellite has shot over 1,000 pictures of the spaceship from different angles. All the pictures are clear and complete, said an official with the space program. The photos were condensed and stored after they were taken by the cameras installed on the satellite. The BX-1 shot its first photo six seconds after being released. In one of the pictures published by the official, the spacecraft was flying like an eagle with the Earth as its background. Photo Credit: Xinhua

China Releases Photos Of Shenzhou-7 In Orbit

BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists on Sunday successfully directed the accompanying satellite BX-1 to begin circling the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, on an elliptical track of 4 kilometers multiplying 8 kilometers. It is the first time that China has succeeded in maneuvering this kind of space orbiting, official sources say. The accompanying satellite began orbiting the orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-7 at 18:14 pm, under the close monitoring and precise control of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The BX-1 rode the Shenzhou-7 into the space on September 25 and it was launched by the spacecraft two days later. Since September 30, the control center changed its track six times to draw it closer to the space vehicle step by step, and finally it succeeded in orbiting the capsule. Over the past days, the monitoring satellite has shot over 1,000 pictures of the spaceship from different angles. All the pictures are clear and complete, said an official with the space program. The photos were condensed and stored after they were taken by the cameras installed on the satellite. The BX-1 shot its first photo six seconds after being released. In one of the pictures published by the official, the spacecraft was flying like an eagle with the Earth as its background. Photo Credit: Xinhua

Photos Of Shenzhou-7 In Orbit Released

BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists on Sunday successfully directed the accompanying satellite BX-1 to begin circling the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, on an elliptical track of 4 kilometers multiplying 8 kilometers. It is the first time that China has succeeded in maneuvering this kind of space orbiting, official sources say. The accompanying satellite began orbiting the orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-7 at 18:14 pm, under the close monitoring and precise control of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The BX-1 rode the Shenzhou-7 into the space on September 25 and it was launched by the spacecraft two days later. Since September 30, the control center changed its track six times to draw it closer to the space vehicle step by step, and finally it succeeded in orbiting the capsule. Over the past days, the monitoring satellite has shot over 1,000 pictures of the spaceship from different angles. All the pictures are clear and complete, said an official with the space program. The photos were condensed and stored after they were taken by the cameras installed on the satellite. The BX-1 shot its first photo six seconds after being released. In one of the pictures published by the official, the spacecraft was flying like an eagle with the Earth as its background. Photo Credit: Xinhua

Taikonauts get out of Shenzhou-7 re-entry module

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C) gets out of Shenzhou-7 re-entry module after safe landing in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sept. 28, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Taikonauts get out of Shenzhou-7 re-entry module

Chinese taikonauts get out of Shenzhou-7 re-entry module after their safe landing in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sep. 28, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shenzhou-7 re-entry module lands safely

One of the three Chinese taikonauts (R) is ready to get out of Shenzhou-7 re-entry module after their safe landing in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sept. 28, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shenzhou-7 re-entry module lands safely

China's Shenzhou-7 spacecraft's re-entry module lands safely in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)

Shenzhou-7 re-entry module lands safely

China's Shenzhou-7 spacecraft's re-entry module lands safely in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. MORE PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND IN THE SHENZHOU SECTION (CLICK MANNED SPACEFLIGHT)(Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)

China Conducts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang outside module after opening the door of the orbital module. (Xinhua Photo

China Conducts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang getting the test sample of solid lubricant placed outside the orbital module.(Xinhua Photo)

China Conducts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang collectting the test sample of solid lubricant placed outside the orbital module. (Xinhua Photo

China Conducts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang is outside the orbital module. (Xinhua Photo)

China Conducts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center in Beijing, China, shows the Shenzhou-7 mission leader Zhai Zhigang moving out of the orbital module, starting China's first spacewalk in the outer space. MANY MORE PHOTOS AND THE FULL STORY CAN BE FOUND IN THE SHENZHOU SECTION (CLICK Manned spaceflight)(Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

China Condusts First Spacewalk

The video grab taken on Sept. 27, 2008 in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang slipping out of the orbital module of Shenzhou-7, starting China's first spacewalk in the outer space. (Xinhua Photo)

China Launches Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft

The video grab taken on Sept. 25, 2008 at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center in Beijing, China, shows Chinese taikonauts in the return module of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. The center is prepared for the launching of Shenzhou-7 as all three Chinese taikonauts have entered the spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China 18:28 p.m. Thursday, about three hours ahead of its scheduled launch. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

China Launches Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft

The spaceship Shenzhou-7 blasted off on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9:10 p.m. GET THE FULL STORY AND A LOT MORE PHOTOS IN THE SHENZHOU SECTION (CLICK MANNED SPACEFLIGHT) Photo Credit: Xinhua

Shenzhou 7 Astronauts Depart For The Launch Pad

Chinese taikonauts (R-L) Liu Boming, Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng attend the setting-out ceremony at the taikonauts' apartment compound of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province Photo Credit: Xinhua


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July 13, 2010 20:27:33

Russia eyes Chinese spaceships as backup for Soyuz

By Source: Xinhua

Moscow (Xinhua) -- Chinese spaceships meet all safety requirements and could fly to the International Space Station, Russian space officials said Thursday.

"I think Chinese spaceships would play an important role as a backup for the Russian vessels Soyuz and Progress in case of some unforeseen situations," Anatoli Perminov head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos,told RIA Novosti news agency.

After U.S. space shuttles cease their missions in 2011, Russia will remain the only country capable of delivering crews to the ISS.

"This is rather busy work and we, certainly, are interesting in obtaining a backup China could provide," Perminov said.

So far, China has not shown interest in participating in the ISS project. Five participating countries earlier sent an invitation to join in to the Chinese space agency.