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Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shén Zhōu) is a spacecraft developed and operated by the People's Republic of China to support its manned spaceflight program. The name is variously translated as "Divine Craft," "Divine Vessel of God," "Magic Boat" or similar and is also homophonous with an ancient name for China (written 神州; meaning "Divine State").[citation needed] Its design resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but it is larger in size and all-new in construction. The first launch was on November 19, 1999 and the first manned launch was on October 15, 2003. In March 2005, an asteroid was named 8256 Shenzhou in honour of the spacecraft.
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'''Shenzhou''' (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shén Zhōu) is a [[spacecraft]] developed and operated by the [[People's Republic of China]] to support its [[manned spaceflight]] program (also named [[Shenzhou]]).  
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Its design resembles the Russian [[Soyuz]] spacecraft, but it is larger in size and all-new in construction.  
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The first launch was on November 19, 1999 and the first manned launch was on October 15, 2003.
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==Related add-ons==
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'''[[Tiangong 1]]''':
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[http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5917 http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5917]
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'''[[Shenzhou 9]]''':
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[http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5920 http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5920]
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'''[[China's Manned Space Program]] v1.5''' ([[Shenzhou]] spacecraft, [[Long March]] 2F, [[Jiuquan]] base):
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[http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3179 http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3179]
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[[Category: Articles]]
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[[Category:Historic spacecraft]]
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[[Category:China]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 15 October 2022

Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shén Zhōu) is a spacecraft developed and operated by the People's Republic of China to support its manned spaceflight program (also named Shenzhou).

Its design resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but it is larger in size and all-new in construction.

The first launch was on November 19, 1999 and the first manned launch was on October 15, 2003.

Related add-ons[edit]

Tiangong 1: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5917

Shenzhou 9: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5920

China's Manned Space Program v1.5 (Shenzhou spacecraft, Long March 2F, Jiuquan base): http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3179