La nave 'Shinzhou VI' despega de la base de Jiuquan.
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China has announced that its next manned space mission will take place in 2007. The news comes shortly after the country's second space flight returned safely to earth after five days in space.
This report from Daniel Griffiths:
China's wasted no time in setting out the latest plans for its ambitious space programme. A senior official said the next manned mission will be in 2007, when the astronauts will attempt a space walk. After that, scientists will focus on developing the capability to rendezvous and dock with other spacecraft. He added that China also wanted to recruit female astronauts in the near future.
The announcement comes just hours after the country's second manned space mission touched down in the remote grasslands of inner Mongolia. The returning astronauts have been given a hero's welcome, riding in an open car in a nationally televised parade. Thousands of soldiers and groups of schoolchildren lined the route, waving Chinese flags. It's a sign of the great importance China attaches to its space programme, viewing it as a source of national pride and international prestige.
Daniel Griffiths, BBC News, Beijing
setting out
describir
ambitious
ambicioso
manned mission
un viaje espacial tripulado
focus on
centrarse en o enfocarse en
to rendezvous and dock with
encontrarse y acoplarse con otras naves en el espacio
to recruit female astronauts
reclutar a mujeres astronautas para futuros vuelos
touched down
cuando la nave espacial china tocó tierra o aterrizó
lined the route
en este caso se refieren a las miles de personas que se pararon a lo largo de la ruta
prestige
prestigio
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