Shenzhou 7 mission thread

[pete.dakota]

Booster Sep.

 

[cjp]

Boosters separated

OK pete is faster; I'll leave it to him

 

[Belisarius]

A tribute to Shenzhou 7 (edited Orbiter screenie)

Good luck to them, and safe return

 

[pete.dakota]

Fairing sep.

 

[Matte]

ufff, i see it in "false colours"...is it normal?

 

[SiberianTiger]

Booster sep, stage 2 ignition!

How it is done? Doesn't their stage 2 ignite on the ground?

 

[Artlav]

ufff, i see it in "false colours"...is it normal?

Looks fine here.


The flight seem to go well, tracking is good. How many Gs this thng does?
The astronauts seem to move easily.

 

[thomasantony]

DANG I missed the launch
I put on CNN some 5 minutes before than there was no sign of it. Then I went to search on net and in that time they launched!!!

Crap
They showed a replay on CNN but its nothing like watching it live.

 

[pete.dakota]

I think the first stage separates shortly after the boosters. Then the 2nd stage ignites.

All nominal so far.

 

[Artlav]

Orbit.

 

[pete.dakota]

MECO.

 

[Artlav]

Solar panels unfolded.

 

[pete.dakota]

Solar panel deployment.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Congrats to China, and its 3 newest Taikonauts on a successful Orbital insertion and good luck on the remainder of the mission!

 

[Artlav]

"It's a perfect launch"
"Textbook launch"

 

[Woo482]

When is the EVA ?

 

[Belisarius]

Meanwhile there's nothing on the People's Daily website...
No news, no updates, nuffink
What a load of guano

EVA is tomorrow.

 

[cjp]

They say it's now in an elliptical "upper-atmosphere" orbit, and there will be another burn to make it a higher circular orbit.

 

[Woo482]

ok thanks for telling me when the EVA is

 

[Artlav]

200x346Km orbit.
All is well.


Well done.