China Eyes mid-October Space Date - http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/08/china.launch/
A mid-October launch date is emerging as the most likely for China to blast its first astronaut into space, according to reports in Chinese media. [CNN] |
China Space Launch Confirmed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3180618.stm
China's official news agency announces that it will launch its first manned space mission between 15 and 17 October. [BBC News] |
China Studies Returned Space Capsule - http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shenzhou5_study_031019.html
"With its astronaut back home and healthy, the orbital capsule that made China's first manned space mission a success began its own physical examination Saturday -- an exhaustive part-by-part checkup to determine if everything worked according to plan." [Space.com] |