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October 16, 2003 is a day the Chinese -- or even the world -- may never forget. On that day, Yang Liwei, a 38-year-old Chinese astronaut, safely returned to the Earth after his historic space flight aboard the Shenzhou V spacecraft. The return module landed as planned in northern China the next day after orbiting the Earth 14 times on the 21-hour mission. The successful mission made China the third country after Russia and the United States to put a person into space, marking the start of a new era in China's ambitious space program.
A Long Journey
It is said the Chinese first invented the ancient rocket and came up with the idea of sending humans into space centuries ago. Since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese have made outstanding achievements in developing space science and technology. In 1970, China launched its first satellite, the Dongfanghong I (DFH I) , ushering the nation into the space age. Towards the turn of the new century, the space exploration project was started and, since then, the country has launched four unmanned Shenzhou spaceships. The country's technological performance and environmental control have also improved, laying a solid foundation for the launch of Shenzhou V.
Shenzhou I
On November 20 and 21, 1999, the first unmanned spaceship Shenzhou I successfully finished its two-day flight to examine the carrier's capability and reliability.
Shenzhou II
Shenzhou II, China's first sample unmanned spacecraft, which is on par with the manned spacecraft in terms of technology, made another successful landing after a seven-day experimental flight. The launch of Shenzhou II thoroughly examined the process from blast off to the orbit flight and return, and further checking the precision and compatibility of the whole technological scheme.
Shenzhou III
The Shenzhou III spacecraft, launched on March 25, 2002,
was equipped with the necessary equipment for astronauts to go into space.
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