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Chinese Taikonauts enter Shenzhou-7 spacecraft
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Source: CCTV.com | 09-25-2008 18:41
Special Report: Shenzhou-7 Manned Space Flight |
| Chinese Taikonauts enter Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. |
All three Chinese taikonauts have entered the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft at 18:28 p.m. Thursday, about three hours ahead of its scheduled launch.
They then plugged their spacesuits to the re-entry module of the craft and checked the communication system with the ground control after reviewing the operation manual of the spaceship.
The Shenzhou-7 will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China later Thursday. The launch window was set between 9:07 p.m. to 10:27 p.m (1307 GMT to 1427 GMT).
Chinese President Hu Jintao met the trio taikonauts before they entered the spacecraft.
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