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Shenzhou-8, Tiangong-1 project honored

A ceremony to commend the advanced units in China’s space program projects, Shenzhou-8, and Tiangong-1, has been held in Beijing.

China celebrates space docking success

China held Friday a rally to celebrate the success of the country´s first mission of space docking between the target orbiter Tiangong-1 and the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft.

China´s spaceship item to go on tour exhibition

A round of space exhibitions, featuring items carried by the country´s spaceships, is to be held across China throughout 2013.

China´s space docking technology granted 15 patent certificates

China´s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) on Tuesday conferred 15 patent certificates to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), developer of the docking mechanism for China´s first space docking mission.

Shenzhou-8 capsule opened up to public

The re-entry capsule from China´s unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 was officially opened at 10 am on Monday in Beijing at a ceremony in which some of the onboard items were displayed to the public.

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Shenzhou-8 returns to the earth

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The 1st Space Docking between Shenzhou 8 and Tiangong 1 更多

China accomplishes first space docking

Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country´s first space docking procedure on Nov. 3, 2011, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth´s surface.

The 2nd Space Docking between Shenzhou 8 and Tiangong 1

China´s 2nd space docking successful

China´s Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft re-docked successfully with the Tiangong-1, a module of the country´s planned space lab, Monday evening, according to the mission´s control center.

Shenzhou-8 Spacecraft Successfully Launched 更多

China´s unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi desert area at 5:58 a.m. Beijing Time on Nov. 1st, 2011.

Tiangong-1 Spacecraft Enter Space 更多

China´s first space lab module Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace-1" is successfully launched on the evening of Oct. 29, 2011 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This will pave the way for building China´s first space station.

Full Video: China´s first space lab module enters space

Full Video: China´s first space lab module enters space

Interview with Cui Jijun, Chief Commander of launch center

Interview with Cui Jijun, Chief Commander of launch center

Interview with Yang Hong, Chief designer of Tiangong 1

Interview with Yang Hong, Chief designer of Tiangong 1

Interview with Jing Muchun, Chief designer of rocket system of Tiangong-1

Interview with Jing Muchun, Chief designer of rocket system of Tiangong-1

World space rendezvous and docking technology dev´t

World space rendezvous and docking technology dev´t

The United States launched the "Gemini 6" spacecraft on the morning of December 15th, 1965. "Gemini 6" was to chase its sister "Gemini 7" , another spacecraft which lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on December 4th, 1965.

China´s Long March 2-F rocket

China´s Long March 2-F rocket

The Long March 2-F is the carrier rocket for China’s manned space program as well as the Tiangong 1 mission. It’s currently the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket in the Chinese space program. To lift the 8-ton space laboratory Tiangong 1 into orbit, the rocket has been fitted with an array of new technologies.

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Tiangong I - China's First Space Lab 更多

[Aims] Master the technologies of space rendezvous and docking and accumulate the experience for construction, management and operation of space station

[Series Tasks] Complete space rendezvous and docking with Shenzhou VIII, Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X spaceships respectively

[Time Scheduled] Within 2 years after its launch

[Significance] Mark China´s success in building up rudiment of its space station

<h1>Details about Tiangong I spacecraft</h1>

Details about Tiangong I spacecraft

Weight: about 8 tons

Main body: A short and thick cylinder, with a docking port on its front and rear ends

Life time: Two years

The two-module structure is adopted, and the two modules are experiment module and resource module. The experiment module is composed of enclosed front coneshaped section, cylindrical section and rear coneshaped section. On the front end of the experiment module there are the docking mechanism and the measuring & communication equipment, which are used to support the rendezvous & docking with spaceship. The resource module is to supply the power necessary for flight.

<h1>China´s Tiangong-1 to be launched by modified Long March II-F rocket</h1>

China´s Tiangong-1 to be launched by modified Long March II-F rocket

The Long-March II-F rocket is known as the safest in China. Developed in 1992, the rocket has successfully sent seven spaceships -- from Shenzhou-1 to Shenzhou-7 -- into space. Researchers have made nearly 170 technological modifications, including 38 major ones, to the original Long March II-F model.

China's Future Space Station in 2020 更多

Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules, and develop a cargo spaceship to transport supplies. China´s space station is slated to open around 2020, the same year the International Space Station is scheduled to close. If the U.S. and its partners don´t come up with a replacement, China could have the only permanent human presence in the sky.

China future 更多

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1. 60-ton space station is rather small compared to the International Space Station (419 tons), and Russia´s Mir Space Station (137 tons)
2. World´s third multi-module space station
3. A cargo spaceship will be launched to transport supplies and lab facilities to the space station

Function -- Carry out scientific experiments

Function -- Serve as stepping stone for exploration into deep space, such as launching manned missions to the moon or even Mars

Two or three astraunants to be on board

Open to scientists from foreign countries

ISS -- World's Only Space Station in Service Now 更多

The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally-developed research facility assembled in low Earth orbit and is the largest space station ever constructed. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is expected to be finished in 2012. The station is expected to remain in operation until at least 2020, and potentially to 2028.

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ISS -- a synthesis of several space station projects that includes the American Freedom, the Soviet/Russian Mir-2, the European Columbus and the Japanese Kibō.

Sleep in ISS

A crewmember can sleep in a crew quarter in a tethered sleeping bag, listen to music, use a laptop, and store personal items in a large drawer or in nets attached to the module´s walls.

Exercise in ISS

Astronaut Frank De Winne is attached to the TVIS treadmill with bungee cords aboard the International Space Station.

Food and drink in ISS

Drinks and soups are sipped from plastic bags with straws, while solid food is eaten with a knife and fork, which are attached to a tray with magnets to prevent them from floating away.

Observe the Earth in ISS

Tracy Caldwell-Dyson in the Cupola, observing the Earth below, during Expedition 24.

Review: China's First Spacewalk 更多

A small step by Zhai Zhigang, China´s first spacewalker, has been a historical leap in China´s space dreams. On Sept. 27, 2010 the 42-year-old man ventured out of the earth-orbiting Shenzhou-7 spacecraft at about 4:43 p.m., and became the first Chinese to leave a "footprint in the universe."