More details of China’s Third Manned Space Mission

China has released more details of their third manned mission that now includes a one hour spacewalk (sse this link).  The Chinese will also beam their spacewalk ’live’ to the world.

 

Excerpt from Space.com’s story:

“China’s Shenzhou spacecraft are based on Russia’s three-module Soyuz vehicles, but have been modernized by Chinese engineers. They include an orbital module that can remain in space to carry out experiments after the crew returns in the reentry module. The orbital module is outfitted with solar arrays to supply it with power, and could become the base for a space station or a docking target for future spacecraft.

This third spaceflight was originally scheduled for the end of October, but was moved earlier so that the position of the sun would enable the spacewalk to be performed in sunlight, rather than darkness, China Daily reported.

The five-day mission is aimed at continuing China’s journey toward the goal of exploring space and eventually landing on the moon, Chinese space officials have said.”