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Shenzhou Manned Spacecraft Programme, China



Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is located in the Gobi desert, Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.


  • Shenzhou is a manned spacecraft programme initiated by the Republic of China.

  • The first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-5, was launched in October 2003.

  • Launching of the Shenzhou-7 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in...

  • Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is located in the Gobi desert, Ejin Banner,...

  • Re-entry module retrieved from Shenzhou-5 spacecraft.

  • Drawing of the orbital module of Shenzhou-6 spacecraft.

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