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Shenzhou program
The Shenzhou program (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shén Zhōu) is a manned spaceflight initiative by the People's Republic of China. The program put the first Chinese citizen into orbit on 15 October 2003.
Development began in 1992, under the name of Project 921-1. The Chinese National Manned Space Program...
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Shenzhou 5
Shenzhou 5 (simplified Chinese: 神舟五号; traditional Chinese: 神舟五號; pinyin: shénzhōu wǔ hào) — was the first human spaceflight mission of the People's Republic of China (PRC), launched on October 15, 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long...
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- Oct 15, 2003 — Oct 15, 2003
Shenzhou 6
Shenzhou 6 (simplified Chinese: 神舟六号 Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft...
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- 4 days (Oct 12, 2005 — Oct 16, 2005)
Shenzhou 1
Shenzhou 1 (Chinese: 神舟一号) launched on November 19, 1999, was the first unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. The spacecraft used was not equipped with a life support system or an emergency escape system. After orbiting the Earth 14 times, the...
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- Nov 19, 1999 —
Shenzhou 2
Shenzhou 2 (Chinese: 神舟二号) launched on January 9, 2001, was the second unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. Inside the reentry capsule were a monkey, a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. The reentry module...
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- Jan 9, 2001 —
Shenzhou 3
Shenzhou 3 (Chinese: 神舟三号) launched on March 25, 2002, was the third unmanned launch of the People's Republic of China's Shenzhou spacecraft. This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human cargo and as such...
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- Mar 25, 2002 —
Shenzhou 4
Shenzhou 4 (Chinese: 神舟四号) launched on December 29, 2002, was the fourth unmanned launch of the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft. Carried on board were two dummy astronauts to test the life support systems.
The spacecraft was equipped for a manned flight...
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- Dec 29, 2002 —
Shenzhou 7
Shenzhou 7 (simplified Chinese: 神舟七号; traditional Chinese: 神舟七號; pinyin: shénzhōu qīhào) was the third human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program. The mission, which included the first Chinese extra-vehicular activity (EVA) carried out...
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- Sep 25, 2008 —
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...
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- 2011 —
Shenzhou 9
Shenzhou 9 is a planned manned flight of China's Shenzhou spacecraft that is scheduled for launch in 2011, following the unmanned Shenzhou 8 mission earlier in the same year. The aim of the mission will be to perform a manned docking with the...
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- 2011 —
Shenzhou 10
Shenzhou 10 is a planned manned spaceflight of the People's Republic of China's Shenzhou spacecraft. This conventional Shenzhou will carry a crew of three astronauts. The aim of the mission will be to dock with the pre-docked Tiangong 1-Shenzhou 8...
