A glimpse of milestones in China's manned space program

STORY: A glimpse of milestones in China's manned space program DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the achievements of China's manned space program 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAI ZHIGANG, China's first spacewalker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NIE HAISHENG, Chinese astronaut 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN TINGZHENG, Specialist at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SUN JIADONG, Chinese aerospace engineer, Honoree of the Medal of the Republic 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): BAO SHUO, Member of Beijing Aerospace Control Center STORYLINE: China's manned space program started in 1992 with a three-step strategy. The first step was to send astronauts into space and bring them back safely. In October 2003, China successfully launched its first manned spaceship Shenzhou-5. The Shenzhou-5 mission made China the third country to send a man into space after the Soviet Union and the United States. Two years later, China sent two ast

A dialogue with China's Shenzhou-15 spaceflight crew

STORY: A dialogue with China's Shenzhou-15 spaceflight crew DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dialogue with China's Shenzhou-15 spaceflight crew STORYLINE: How long can you hold on to your dream? A dialogue with China's Shenzhou-15 crew SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG LU, Astronaut of Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission "I've been preparing for the mission for 12 years since I became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts." On Oct. 17, 2005 As Shenzhou-6 spaceship landed in Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng greeted the crowd after exiting the re-entry capsule SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI JUNLONG, Astronaut of Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-15 spaceflight missions "Going to space has been my dream ever since I became an astronaut. Why am I on another spaceflight mission 17 years later? Because my dream has not yet come true. I always think about the day I returned from th

A glimpse of China's manned space program

STORY: A glimpse of China's manned space program DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's spaceship 2. SOUNDBITE 1: (Chinese) ZHAI ZHIGANG, China's first spacewalker 3. SOUNDBITE 2: (Chinese) NIE HAISHENG, Chinese astronaut STORYLINE: China's manned space program started in 1992 with a three-step strategy. The first step was to send astronauts into space and bring them back safely. In October 2003, China successfully launched its first manned spaceship Shenzhou-5. The Shenzhou-5 mission made China the third country to send a man into space after the Soviet Union and the United States. Two years later, China sent two astronauts into space aboard Shenzhou-6. The astronauts carried out scientific and medical experiments onboard the craft. The second step was developing advanced space flight techniques and technologies including extravehicular activity and orbital docking. In September 2008, China achieved its first spacewalk f

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Astronauts Nie Haisheng (C), Liu Boming (R) and Tang Hongbo are out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-12 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sept. 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, holding a conversation at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (L) with three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo stationed in the country's space station core module Tianhe (R), on June 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng, Yue Yuewei)

China's 2nd manned space mission returns, declared success

China's 2nd manned space mission returns, declared success

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese astronaut Nie Haisheng gets out of the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft at its landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Oct. 17 after orbiting the Earth for five days with his fellow astronaut Fei Junlong. (Xinhua)(Kyodo)

China's 2nd manned space mission returns, declared success

China's 2nd manned space mission returns, declared success

TOKYO, Japan - Two Chinese astronauts -- 40-year-old Fei Junlong (L) and 41-year-old Nie Haisheng -- hold up bouquets of flowers in front of the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft at its landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Oct. 17 after having orbited the Earth for five days. (Xinhua)(Kyodo)

China launches 2 men into space

China launches 2 men into space

BEIJING, China - Chinese astronauts -- Fei Junlong (L) and Nie Haisheng -- wave before boarding the spacecraft Shenzhou-6 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Oct. 12. (Xinhua)(Kyodo)