Shenzhou 6 Space Mission Archive

Author: Liu Jianguo
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is written by experts from the Publicity Leading Group of the Manned Space Engineering Project under the General Equipment Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. These experts have been engaged in news and public relations work in the fields of national defense science and technology and space for many years, witnessing every heroic achievement of the Shenzhou manned spaceflights from Shenzhou-1 to Shenzhou-6. The book Shenzhou-6 Space Flight Archive, compiled by them, is the most comprehensive and authoritative record of the Shenzhou-6 manned spaceflight. The book consists of six chapters: "Dragon Soaring," "Twin Heroes in Space," "Divine Arrow, Divine Spacecraft," "Mapping the Heavens and Earth," "Heroes' Triumph," and "Glorious Future." It documents the entire process of the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft's launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China to its triumphant return to Earth, as if bringing the reader on-site to witness the astronauts entering the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft, the rocket launch, and the return capsule landing, as well as Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stepping out of the hatch. The book not only includes the entire documentary of the Shenzhou-6 flight but also covers five aspects: space archives, space knowledge, space quotes, space annals, and space logs, providing a comprehensive overview of space encyclopedia. The more than 300 images selected for this book were taken by professionals, with numerous exclusive on-site photographs preserving the glorious moments of the Shenzhou-6 spaceflight.