Shenzhou 8
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| Mission name: | Shenzhou 8 |
| Duration: | Unknown |
| Launch: | ~2010 |
Shenzhou 8 (Chinese: 神舟八号) will be an unmanned flight of the People's Republic of China's Project 921-2 program.
Launched in 2010 it will be an eight ton "space laboratory module" with two docking ports.
Less than one month later, an unmanned Shenzhou spacecraft, Shenzhou 9, will dock with the Shenzhou 8.[1]
Shenzhou 10 will be manned and carry a crew to the space station.
The Shanghai Aerospace Bureau involved in the development of key technology components has conducted China's first successful docking test. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 我国现役和研制中的卫星与飞船谱系图. 虚幻天空 (June 4, 2008). Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ 神七太空行走或着"中国制造"出舱服. 解放网 (April 10, 2008). Retrieved on April 24, 2008.
- "China Might Be Planning Early Space Station Attempt", SpaceDaily.com, February 19, 2006.
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| Previous mission: Shenzhou 7 | Next mission: Shenzhou 9 | |
| Unmanned: Shenzhou 1 | Shenzhou 2 | Shenzhou 3 | Shenzhou 4 | ||
| Manned: Shenzhou 5 | Shenzhou 6 | ||
| Planned: Shenzhou 7 | Shenzhou 8 |Shenzhou 9 |Shenzhou 10 | ||
