19.10.2023
China prepares to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship
This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows the combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket being transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
According to the CMSA, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned. The spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
JIUQUAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
According to the CMSA, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned. The spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future.
This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows the combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket preparing to be transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
According to the CMSA, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned. The spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Quelle: Xinhua
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Update: 24.10.2023
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China prepares to launch Shenzhou XVII manned spaceflight
China prepares to launch Shenzhou XVII manned spaceflight
China's upcoming manned spaceflight, the Shenzhou XVII, is scheduled to be launched very soon to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
An all-system rehearsal took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert on Sunday, the State broadcaster said, adding that all systems involved in this mission checked pre-launch preparations during the rehearsal.
Astronauts in the Shenzhou XVII mission, whose names have yet to be disclosed, also took part in the operation, performing all liftoff manoeuvres, CCTV reported, adding that the Shenzhou XVI crew have been ready to welcome their successors in the Tiangong station.
By now, the Shenzhou XVI mission crew — mission commander Major General Jing Haipeng, spaceflight engineer Colonel Zhu Yangzhu and Professor Gui Haichao, the mission's science payloads specialist — have been in orbit for nearly five months, and will return to Earth after several days of handover to the Shenzhou XVII crew.
The six-month Shenzhou XVII will be the nation's 12th manned space mission and the sixth crewed flight to the Tiangong.
Orbiting about 400 kilometers above the ground, the Tiangong currently consists of three major components, the Tianhe core module and Wentian and Mengtian science lab modules — and is connected with two visiting craft, the Shenzhou XVI crew ship and the Tianzhou 6 cargo ship.
Quelle: ChinaDaily