China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 completed orbit maneuver successfully at 4:05 AM (Beijing Time) on Friday, entering into the round orbit.
The spaceship blasted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest Gansu Province at 9:10 PM on Thursday. It carried three astronauts, one of whom will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth.
(Xinhua News Agency September 26, 2008) |