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Revision as of 17:16, 28 November 2012
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
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