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China's first manned space mission successful

Oct 15, 2003



After having spent 21 hours in space, China's first astronaut Yang Liwei was seen moving out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou V spaceship and waving to the recovery team at 6:23 am Oct. 16, marking China's success in its first manned space mission.


    After having spent 21 hours in space traveling more than 600,000 km, China's first astronaut Yang Liwei was seen moving out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou V spaceship and waving to the recovery team at 6:23 am Oct 16, marking a complete success in China's first manned space mission.

    The spacecraft, which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu at 9 a.m. on Oct. 15, was mainly developed by Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and Shanghai Academy of Space Navigation, which are subordinated to China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC). The spacecraft consists of several such modules as propelling, returning and orbit and an attachment module as well. The spacecraft can carry three astronauts and possesses the functions of the emergency return from the orbit or controlled by hand.

    Departments under CAS and other institutions developed the apparatuses in the spacecraft for scientific experiments and application in the space and the cybernetic facilities on the ground.
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