China launches Shenzhou X manned spacecraft with three astronauts.
Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program, said Monday that she hoped more scientists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan could participate in the building and operation of the country's space station.
The three astronauts of the Shenzhou X manned spacecraft mission, Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the female Wang Yaping, on Monday met the media ahead of the launch time on Tuesday.
The three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou X spacecraft will enjoy a more comfortable environment on the Tiangong-1, a target orbiter and space module, compared with the last manned mission.
The Shenzhou X manned spacecraft will start China's application-orientated flight for the country's space program, a spokeswoman with China's manned space program said Monday.
China and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will co-host an international seminar on manned spaceflight in Beijing in September, spokeswoman for China's manned space program Wu Ping revealed Monday.
Astronauts on board the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will teach students through a live video feed system while in orbit, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program, said Monday.
Orbiter Tiangong-1 is ready and in position for the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft mission, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program, said Monday.
The Shenzhou X manned spacecraft will be launched at 5:38 p.m. Tuesday.
Astronauts: Nie, Zhang, Wang
Tiangong-1 ready for docking and entry
Astronauts to teach students in orbit
Intl seminar on manned spaceflight
A press conference to brief on the launch of the Shenzhou X manned spacecraft will be held by China's space program headquarters at 3 pm Monday.
China will launch a manned spacecraft in the middle of this month for its third space rendezvous and docking mission, a spokesperson said on Friday.
China's new manned spacecraft Shenzhou-X was delivered to the launch center in Jiuquan, Gansu province, on Sunday after passing pre-delivery tests.
The Shenzhou X spacecraft, which will be launched between June and August, has completed testing and on Sunday left Beijing for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province.
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