Shenzhou VII

The Shenzhou VII, the third manned spacecraft the People's Republic of China, lifted off on September 25, 2008. The mission includes a three-man crew of Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng. Members of the crew are scheduled to perform China's first spacewalk during the mission.¹

Fast Facts

1. Nation: China¹
2. Launch site: Jiuquan Space Center¹
3. Crew: Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng¹
4. All crew members aged 42¹
5. Chinese astronauts called "taikanauts"¹
6. Lifted off at 9:10 p.m. local time¹
7. Spacewalk scheduled¹
8. China not telling which taikanaut will perform spacewalk²
9. "Taikanaut" is the Chinese equivalent of "astronaut," or the Russian "cosmonaut"

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