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Spacesuit ready for Shenzhou 7 mission

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-17-2008 13:20

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The Chinese Manned Space Flight Program says the spacesuit for the Shenzhou 7 mission's spacewalk has passed inspection and is ready.

Instructive illustration of the spacesuit of Shenzhou 7.
Instructive illustration of the spacesuit of
Shenzhou 7.

The home-made spacesuit weighs 120 kilograms and cost about 30 million yuan, or 4.4 million US dollars. The extravehicular spacesuit is now on board the Shenzhou 7 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.


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