Remembering Shenzhou 5, China's First Manned Space Mission

News24xx.com -  When Russia and the United States successfully launched spacecraft into space, it certainly became an important milestone in the history of the development of space technology.

Other countries also try to do the same, thus reducing the tension of Russian tension against the US in the "Space Race" feud. The People's Republic of China did the same thing.

This is evidenced by a space mission developed by China. On October 15, 2003, China's first manned space mission launched into space.

The mission that began in 1999 can finally be realized by bringing an astronaut the first time to orbit the earth.

The Astronot was named Yang Liwei, and made his country's history.

China began its efforts to develop manned space flights in 1968 under the coordination of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), called Project 921.
An unmanned spacecraft was planned to be launched in 1970. However, the program was postponed due to financial and political problems.

In 1995, Russia began to help develop the difficulties faced by China.

Finally, China could develop a prototype by turning Project 921 into Shenzhou. Shenzhou which is a spacecraft similar to the Russian Soyuz.

In its manufacturing history, China succeeded in developing 10 Shenzhou aircraft for this mission.