Shenzhou 8

Shenzhou 8 (Chinese: 神舟八号) is a planned unmanned flight of China's Shenzhou (Project 921-2) program, that is scheduled for launch in 2011. According to the Chinese space agency (CNSA), the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft will be remotely docked with the Tiangong 1 space module (itself expected to launch in 2010). This unmanned docking attempt - China's first - will be followed in the same year with the manned Shenzhou 9 mission which will perform a manned ... more
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