On Sept. 25, 2008, China's space program launched its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 7.
Three taikonauts blasted off in the Shenzhou spacecraft on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. They spent three days in orbit and conducted the first ever spacewalk for the Chinese space program. They also deployed a mini satellite called Banxing, which was used to take photos and videos of the spacecraft.
Three taikonauts blasted off in the Shenzhou spacecraft on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. They spent three days in orbit and conducted the first ever spacewalk for the Chinese space program. They also deployed a mini satellite called Banxing, which was used to take photos and videos of the spacecraft.
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00:00 On this day in space.
00:03 In 2008, China's space program launched its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou-7.
00:08 Three Taikonauts blasted off in the Shenzhou spacecraft on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
00:14 They spent three days in orbit and conducted the first ever spacewalk for the Chinese space program.
00:19 They also deployed a mini-satellite called "Bangjing" which was used to take photographs and videos of the spacecraft.
00:25 And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:28 Music.