Shenzhou 9
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| Mission name: | Shenzhou 9 |
| Number of crew: | None |
| Duration: | Unknown |
| Launch: | ~2010 |
Shenzhou 9 will be an unmanned flight of the People's Republic of China's Shenzhou spacecraft. The aim of the mission will be to dock with the an unmanned space laboratory module, launched with the callsign of Shenzhou 8. This docking will be followed a month later by the manned flight of Shenzhou 10, carrying a crew to the new space station.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "China Might Be Planning Early Space Station Attempt", SpaceDaily.com, February 19, 2006.
| Shenzhou (神舟) | Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | |
| Previous mission: Shenzhou 8 | Next mission: Shenzhou 10 | |
| Unmanned: Shenzhou 1 | Shenzhou 2 | Shenzhou 3 | Shenzhou 4 | ||
| Manned: Shenzhou 5 | Shenzhou 6 | ||
| Planned: Shenzhou 7 | Shenzhou 8 |Shenzhou 9 |Shenzhou 10 | ||
