China To Snap 4 Space Ships Into a Station

hackingbear writes "According to a report by Hong Kong newspaper Mingpao Daily (poor Google translation), quoting the Director of Jiuquan Launch Center, China is set to build a space station by snapping together four spaceships (Shenzhou 7, 8, 9, and 10), to be launched sequentially. Though other reports indicates that taikonauts abroad SZ 7 will return to Earth on September 28, the official said the ship will remain in the orbit to be docked with unmanned Shenzhou 8 and 9. Finally, the manned spaceship Shenzhou 10 will be launched and dock with the other three, completing the space station." A story at Space.com also briefly mentions Shenzhous 8 and 9 (with no mention of number 10), and adds that China has selected its first spacewalker.

Comments

Re:Its the orbit module that will remain in space

[Ambiguous Coward]

...and part of it will return the men home.

At which point it will pick up the fifth passenger and return to form the head.

Question: I know we pay a lot of attention to the nuclear capabilities of other countries, but has anyone stopped to examine their Blazing Sword capabilities as well? This is no time to let down our guard!

-G

Re:Taikonaut, cosmonaut and astronaut

[m0rph3us0]

Just wait 'til the beavernaut pulls out the "candarm"