China holds see-off ceremony for Shenzhou-7 taikonauts
2008-09-25 09:36:02 GMT2008-09-25 17:36:02 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center held a ceremony Thurday afternoon for the three taikonauts due to board the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft before the startof the mission, Sept. 25, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center held a ceremony Thurday afternoon for the three taikonauts due to board the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft before the startof the mission, Sept. 25, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center held a ceremony Thurday afternoon for the three taikonauts due to board the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft before the startof the mission.
The ceremony was held at the taikonauts' apartment compound, called Wentiange, or "Ask-the-Sky Pavillion," at the launch center.
The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft is set to blast off between 9:07 p.m. and 10:27 p.m. Thursday on a Long March II-F rocket.
