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Chinese Society of Astronautics Development Course of Chinese Manned Shenzhou-7 Spaceship Mission and Features The Future Development of Chinese Manned Spaceflight 1.Development Course of Chinese Manned Spaceflight In 1960s， began to plan manned space mission and carried out concept study of spaceship. The program was canceled in 1970s due to economy and technical reasons. From 1986, with the support of national high-tech program, so called 863 plan, China began to re-consider the possibility of manned spaceflight. In the early 1990s，Chinese space technology had been developed rapidly, lighting the dream of spaceflight again. On September 21 ,1992，Shenzhou Project , so called 921 Engineering, was approved, opening a new chapter of Chinese manned spaceflight. From 1999 to 2008，China has launched ,operated and recovered 4 unmanned spaceships, 3 manned spaceships successfully. Shenzhou-1Shenzhou-1

－－ ChineseChinese first unmannedunmanned spaceshipspaceship

AtAt 6:30,6:30, NovNov .20,1999.20,1999，，Shenzhou-1Shenzhou-1 ChineseChinese firstfirst unmannedunmanned spaceshipspaceship waswas launchedlaunched fromfrom JiuquanJiuquan satellite satellite launchlaunch center,center, landedlanded successfullysuccessfully inin thethe centralcentral areaarea ofof innermongoliainnermongolia after after 2121 hours’hours’ flight flight andand completioncompletion ofof plannedplanned scientificscientific experiment.experiment. ChinaChina achieved achieved anan importantimportant breakthroughbreakthrough ofof enteringentering intointo andand returningreturning fromfrom space.space. Shenzhou-2 － first flight spaceship

①① AtAt 1:00,1:00, Jan.10,2001Jan.10,2001，，Shenzhou-2Shenzhou-2 waswas launchedlaunched successfully,successfully, andand returnedreturned toto thethe earthearth afterafter 77 days’days’ flight flight inin orbitorbit；； ②② Shenzhou-2Shenzhou-2 isis ChineseChinese secondsecond unmannedunmanned spaspaceshipceship andand firstfirst flightflight spaceship.spaceship. It It isis firstfirst “complete“complete version”version” before before mannedmanned spaceflight,spaceflight, technicaltechnical configurationsconfigurations isis consistentconsistent basicallybasically withwith spaceflightspaceflight ；； ③③ MicrogravityMicrogravity experimentsexperiments ofof spacespace lifelife sciencescience ,material,material sciencescience , , astronomyastronomy andand physicsphysics werewere conductedconducted inin Shenzhou-2Shenzhou-2 andand aa greatgreat amountamount ofof testtest datadata werewere acquiredacquired；； ④④ AsAs aa independentindependent ,spacecraft, orbitalorbital modulmodulee stayedstayed firstfirst timetime inin orbit orbit toto carrycarry outout flifligghtht test,test, demonstratedemonstrate pperformanceerformance ofof flifligghtht ssyystemstem .. Shenzhou-3Shenzhou-3 andand Shenzhou-4Shenzhou-4 －－ systemsystem demonstrationdemonstration beforebefore mannedmanned spaceflightspaceflight

SZ-3 SZ-4

① At 22:00, March 25,2002, and at 0:00,December ，Shenzhou-3 and 4 were launched respectively, and returned to the earth after 7 days’ flight； ② Shenzhou-3 realized manual control on the basis of automatic navigation and control； ③ Shenzhou-4 was launched successfully in extreme low temperature （-28 ℃） ，it broke record of Chinese launch in low temperature Shenzhou-5 － Chinese first manned spaceflight

①① AtAt 9:30,Oct.15,20039:30,Oct.15,2003，，Shenzhou-5Shenzhou-5 mannedmanned spaceshipspaceship waswas launchedlaunched successfully,successfully, afterafter 1414 circlecircle flightflight araroundound thethe earth(21h20min),theearth(21h20min),the spaceshipspaceship returnedreturned safely.safely. China China realizedrealized historicalhistorical breakthroughbreakthrough ofof mannedmanned spaceflightspaceflight .. ②② Shenzhou-5Shenzhou-5 carriedcarried oneone taikonaut.taikonaut. TheThe flightflight procedure,procedure, systemsystem performanceperformance andand taikonauttaikonaut life life environmentenvironment safetysafety andand supportsupport ability ability werewere examinedexamined completely.completely. Shenzhou-6Shenzhou-6 spaceshipspaceship －－ SpaceSpace flightflight testtest withwith multi-crewmulti-crew participationparticipation On October 12, 2005, Shenzhou-6 spaceship was launched successfully at 9 am. After 5 days’ flight, Shenzhou-6 was successfully returned to the earth. During flight, two taikonauts went out of the recovery module and entered into the orbit module by themselves, firstly realizing manned space test, and achieving the important leap from “ one crew, one day” mission to “multi-crew, multi-day” mission. Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 spaceshipspaceship －－ EVAEVA missionmission

Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 SpaceshipSpaceship waswas launchlauncheded successfulsuccessful atat 21:0021:00 onon SeptemberSeptember 25th25th .. TheThe taikonauttaikonaut took took thethe EVAEVA successfulsuccessful onon thethe secondsecond dayday ofof flight.flight. TheThe taikonautstaikonauts returned returned toto thethe groundground safelysafely afterafter 33 days’days’ flight.Shenzhou-7 flight.Shenzhou-7 SpaceshipSpaceship carriedcarried 33 taikonauts,taikonauts, achievachieveded thethe tasktask ofof EVAEVA andand acquiredacquired thethe testtest datadata concernedconcerned withwith EVAEVA 2. Shenzhou-7 spaceship mission and features MainMain taskstasks AsAs thethe firstfirst spaceshipspaceship ofof thethe secondsecond stagestage ofof ourour mannedmanned spaceflightspaceflight engineering,engineering, thethe mainmain taskstasks ofof Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 spaceshipspaceship include:include: ①①ContinueContinue toto carrycarry outout flightflight demonstrationdemonstration ofof ShenzhouShenzhou spaceship spaceship；； ②②ToTo implementimplement taikonauttaikonaut EVA EVA mission,mission, makingmaking aa breakthoughbreakthough of of EVAEVA technologytechnology；； ③To carry out flight test with 3 taikonauts for several days； ④To carry out data relay satellite link test； ⑤To carry out small satellite release and formation flying test. FeaturesFeatures ofof SZ-7SZ-7 ProjectProject

①① InIn additionaddition toto thethe basicbasic functionsfunctions ofof mannedmanned spaceship,spaceship, Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 spaceshipspaceship alsoalso hashas threethree functions:functions: EVA,EVA, flightflight withwith threethree taikonauts,taikonauts, supportsupport forfor payloadpayload experimentexperiment andand technologicaltechnological demonstrationdemonstration；； ②② TheThe mainmain configurationconfiguration ofof orbitorbit modulemodule isis newlynewly designeddesigned accordingaccording toto missionmission requirements,requirements, havinghaving bothboth functionsfunctions ofof EVAEVA airlockairlock andand crewcrew habitathabitat modulemodule ；； FeaturesFeatures ofof SZ-7SZ-7 Project Project

③③ AsAs thethe EVAEVA airlock,airlock, orbitorbit module’smodule’s hatchhatch diameterdiameter isis enlarged,enlarged, andand somesome functionsfunctions areare addedadded :: depressurizationdepressurization andand repressurization,repressurization, EVAEVA spacesuitspacesuit support,support, EVAEVA communications,communications, extravehicleextravehicle lightinglighting andand videovideo recording,recording, etc.;etc.; ④④ RecoveryRecovery modulemodule isis alsoalso thethe commandcommand controlcontrol module.module. AA setset ofof seatseat isis added,added, andand thethe environmentenvironment assuranceassurance abilityability andand consumablesconsumables insideinside thethe modulemodule areare adjusted.adjusted. FeaturesFeatures ofof SZ-7SZ-7 Project Project

⑤⑤ Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 carriescarries 33 taikonautstaikonauts withwith aa flightflight durationduration ofof 55 daysdays atat most,most, operatingoperating inin aa orbitorbit ofof 350350 km,km, withwith aa orbitorbit periodperiod ofof 9191 minutesminutes；； ⑥⑥ DuringDuring EVA,EVA, oneone taikonauttaikonaut stays stays inin recoveryrecovery module,module, andand otherother twotwo taikonautstaikonauts implement implement thethe EVA:EVA: oneone carriescarries outout EVAEVA inin ChineseChinese “Feitian”(means“Feitian”(means fly fly inin thethe space)space) spacesuit,spacesuit, thethe otherother inin “Haiying”“Haiying” spacesuit spacesuit providesprovides EVAEVA supportsupport inin orbitorbit modulemodule ；； FeaturesFeatures ofof SZ-7SZ-7 Project Project

⑦ In orbit flight of Shenzhou-7 Spaceship, real-time communication between the spaceship and the earth can be achieved by data relay satellite, TT&C stations and Yuanwang measurement ships. ⑧ A small satellite will be released and fly in formation with SZ-7. FlightFlight ProcessProcess ofof Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 SpaceshipSpaceship

①① Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 SpaceshipSpaceship waswas launchlauncheded successfulsuccessful atat 21:0021:00 onon SeptemberSeptember 25th25th .. TheThe taikonauttaikonaut took took thethe EVAEVA successfulsuccessful onon thethe secondsecond dayday ofof flight.flight. TheThe taikonautstaikonauts returned returned toto thethe groundground safelysafely afterafter 33 days’days’ flight. flight. ②② Shenzhou-7Shenzhou-7 SpaceshipSpaceship carriedcarried 33 taikonauts,taikonauts, achievedachieved thethe tasktask ofof EVAEVA andand acquiredacquired thethe testtest datadata concernedconcerned withwith EVAEVA 海事卫星 海事卫星 海事卫星

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远望三号 远望二号 „ The assembly, check and in-orbit training of space suit were completed before 19th cycle of the flight； „ The preparation of EVA was completed from 27th cycle to 29th cycle； „ EVA was taken from Yansan in 29th cycle to Qingdao in 30th cycle. It lasts about 30 minutes from Taikonaut opening orbit module door to the outside until Taikonaut back to the orbit module and closing the door； „ The environment recovery in orbit module was completed in 30th cycle of the flight. ②② TakingTaking thethe datadata transmissiontransmission ① Taikonaut EVA ① Taikonaut EVA testtest forfor datadata relayrelay systemsystem

③③ TheThe taikonauttaikonaut took took backback ④④ SmallSmall satellitesatellite waswas releasedreleased extravehicleextravehicle test test samplessamples inin fromfrom spacecraftspacecraft inin orbitorbit forfor the first time thethe periodperiod ofof EVAEVA the first time SmallSmall satellitesatellite releasedreleased andand flyfly withwith SZ-7SZ-7 Shenzhou-7 made a successful landing at 17:38 on September 28th, 2008 3. The Future Development of Chinese Manned Spaceflight According to the “three-stage” strategy of Chinese manned spaceflight, the rendezvous and docking technology between manned spaceship and spacecraft will be developed after the completion of “Shenzhou-7” task.

In the preliminary plan, a space target craft will be launched in about 2011; then unmanned spaceship and manned spaceship will be launched for docking and make rendezvous and docking test. 3. The Future Development of Chinese Manned Spaceflight

In the preliminary plan, the manned will be established in about 2020 to solve the problem of larger scale space application with manned long-term presence in space. AfterAfter thethe achievementachievement ofof thethe “three-stage”“three-stage” strategy, strategy, ChinaChina willwill movemove toto thethe broadbroad areaarea ofof thethe LEOLEO orbitorbit andand farfar beyond.beyond.

WithWith thethe comprehensivecomprehensive analysisanalysis forfor thethe developmentdevelopment ofof internationalinternational mannedmanned spaceflightspaceflight andand ChineseChinese condition,condition, wewe thinkthink mannedmanned landinglanding onon thethe moonmoon isis aa greatgreat challengechallenge inin thethe globalglobal high-techhigh-tech andand isis alsoalso aa strategicstrategic fielfieldd forfor exploration.exploration. So,So, it’sit’s necessarynecessary toto carrycarry outout R&DR&D activitiesactivities atat properproper timetime forfor thethe futurefuture goal.goal.

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