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Second New Shepard capsule. It is dedicated to uncrewed flights….
Second New Shepard capsule. It is dedicated to uncrewed flights….
First Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule….
The first Shenzhou spacecraft was different from those later used. Instead of featuring unfolding solar panels, Shenzhou 1 was equipped with fixed solar cells. During this first flight there were also no orbit changes. According to Qi Faren the chief…
The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on 13 June, and the astronauts performed physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board. Shenzhou 10 was the final mission to Tiangong 1 in this port…
Shenzhou 11 was a crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, launched on 17 October 2016 (16 October UTC) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was China’s sixth crewed space mission. Two days after launch, it docked with the Tiangon…
First crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Second crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Third crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Fourth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Fifth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Sixth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station….
Inside the reentry capsule were a monkey, a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship’s life support systems. The reentry module separated from the rest of the spacecraft after just over seven days in orbit, with the orbital module staying in orbit…
This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human and as such the main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support a human in space. On board it carried a dummy to simulate physiological…
The spacecraft was equipped for a manned flight, even featuring a sleeping bag, food, and medication. The windows were constructed of a new material that was designed to stay clear even after reentry to allow an astronaut to confirm that the parachut…
Shenzhou 5 was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle….