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Huang Chunping, chief commander of rocket system of China's Manned Space Program confirmed that China would launch the Shenzhou VI this autumn. There would be two astronauts on the Shenzhou VI and the space flight would last for over five days. The remaining question is what differences are there between the system of the Shenzhou VI and the Shenzhou V. Huang Chunping said that, as for the launch stage, two technologies were added to the Shenzhou VI. First, a visual system was installed at the crunode where the rocket and the ship would separate during the launch. In this way the land monitors can see if the spaceship can successfully blast off after the rocket was launched and had reached the targeted height. Second, a fire security system was added on the escape tower of the ship for better safety for the astronauts. As for the interior of the spaceship, Huang Chunping said that the re-entry module of the ship was designed for 3 astronauts. There is more than enough space inside the ship for the two astronauts on this mission. When Yang Liwei came back from his space flight, he said that he felt minor heartache for some time after the ship blasted off. The interior design of Shenzhou VI this time would hopefully improve such situation. There have been lingering questions as to whether the astronauts this time would stay inside the re-entry module the whole time during the space flight. Huang Chunping responded that the two astronauts would venture to the orbital module for scientific experiments, but will not walk outside the ship. Source: Xinhua News Agency Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
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