Shenzhou 8 (Chinese: 神舟八号) will be People's Republic of China's fourth human spaceflight. The aim of the mission is to rendezvous and dock with a small unmanned spacecraft that will be launched before the flight. This spacecraft will be a mini version of the planned Chinese space station.
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| Mission name: | Shenzhou 8 |
| Number of crew: | 2+ |
The Chief Designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft has said that by Shenzhou 8 the basic design of the spacecraft should have been fixed after the 7 previous flight.
Western Observer is believed that China is planning to sent there first woman into space on the Shenzhou 8 mission but China has not confirmed this rumor.
See also
References
- "Shenzhou VII launch set for 2007". 2005-10-13.
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