Portal:Spaceflight/Selected article/Week 38 2008

Shenzhou 5 was the first human spaceflight mission of the People's Republic of China, launched on October 15, 2003. Shenzhou spacecraft, which are launched using Long March 2F rockets, resemble Soyuz spacecraft. They are however substantially larger and, unlike Soyuz, they include powered orbital modules capable of autonomous flight. (more...)