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Title: Shenzhou #3 mission is over. Post by: oak6221 on October 13, 2002, 05:48:00 PM For the full story click here (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/021011095725.lyqf3ubh.html" target="c)
Here’s another good story from the web site Space Daily. According the space daily China has reported that the mission of the unmanned spacecraft call has been completed. The spacecraft that was launched back in march earlier this year. The story goes on to say that the spacecraft has completed over 2,821 obits of the earth. The story also goes on to say the Chinese Shenzhou #3 was able to perform observations of the earth with infrared detectors. Which gave useful information on the Earths atmosphere . The story also goes on to say that the Chinese feel that the spacecraft has successfully tested the technology that is needed for a manned flight. But they did say that there would be another unmanned test flight some time early next year. The story also does not say what well happen to the spacecraft now that the mission is over. There has been some that the orbital module will either dock with shenzhou 4 or at least radius with one another. |