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China Resumes Shenzhou-3 Prelaunch Activities
Beijing - Mar 4, 2002 With the end of the week long nationwide celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Horse, technicians at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre (JSLC) have resumed launch preparation and rehearsals of the Shenzhou-3 launch, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily reported on Feb. 26. The launch control team has conducted simulations of the launch at the snow covered, frigid launch centre in the northwestern Gansu Province. Inside the control centre launch team members gazed at the strings of simulated telemetry data that was displayed on the large screens at the front of the room. At the same time team members could also hear broadcast of announcements such as "liftoff", "remote tracking detected target" and "radar tracking nominal". To ensure a perfect launch in the new year, JSLC has long prepared and drawn up a detailed and complete winter launch plan, contingency prevention measures and rigorous testing rules. Focusing on the characteristics of the demanding and difficult new launch technologies, the centre has actively explored ways to improve training methods and models, and carry out training with all members in all courses. Through simulations over the network, the centre conducts system testing and quality assessment and evaluation, and examines the skills of the participating personnel on equipment operation and maintenance, target test, and fault analysis and rapid repair. Each operation and step in a simulation follows the requirements in the actual action. Launch personnel also undertook an overall quality appraisal of the centre, looked for the weakest link in each system and sought the solution to fix it. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Delay To Launch Of Third Chinese Spacecraft
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2002China indirectly confirmed Tuesday that the planned launch of a new spacecraft, the third in a series of unmanned flights designed to prepare the ground for sending an astronaut into space, had been delayed. |
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