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Topic: Stowed on Shenzhou-6
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted October 12, 2005 09:31 AM
   
Two articles of possible interest:Let My Letters Accompany Your Space Journey quote:
Aboard China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, there is a precious gift from Beijing's school students - 10 letters.The letters will accompany the two astronauts on their flight through space. In July, Beijing launched an activity entitled "I write a letter to our astronauts" amongst the city's school children. More than 40,000 children took part. The organizer chose 10 letters and delivered them to the candidate astronauts for the Shenzhou 6 mission.
First Chinese language newspaper boards Shenzhou-6 into space quote:
Shenzhou-6 spacecraft, China's second manned space mission and first to send two astronauts into orbit, is the first to carry a Chinese language newspaper to space.A special issue commemorating Shenzhou-6 space flight of Shanghai-based Jiefang Daily, one of China's leading newspapers, is also possible the first newspaper send to space by mankind, according to professional search results.
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Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 508
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted October 17, 2005 05:15 PM
Didn't Russia send a newspaper into space during the joint Soyuz 4-5 flights in January 1969? The newspaper was transferred between the Soyuz. If anybody can confirm this, I would be grateful.  ------------------
John Macco
Vice President
Space Unit
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FFrench
Member Posts: 2230
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted October 17, 2005 05:30 PM
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Originally posted by Apollo-Soyuz:
Didn't Russia send a newspaper into space during the joint Soyuz 4-5 flights in January 1969? The newspaper was transferred between the Soyuz. If anybody can confirm this, I would be grateful.
Yes, that is true. Shatalov got to read about his space launch in the papers while still on the mission! I don't rate their "Professional Search" much when this info. is easily available online and in many books! And I am sure many, many newspapers flew in space after that too. FF IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted October 19, 2005 05:38 PM
More items from on-board SZ-6:Space items taken out from Shenzhou capsule
Shanghai Daily quote:
SIXTY-FOUR items stored in the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou VI were taken out this afternoon in Beijing, China News Service said.Six of them were shown to public during a ceremony at the exhibition center of Chinese Academy of Space Technology, including a national flag of China, flags of the International Olympic Committee and 2010 Shanghai Expo as well as several cultural items.
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spaceflori
Member Posts: 990
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted October 20, 2005 01:18 PM
Talking about commemoratives, I just received my first cover from launch day Shenzhou-6 in the mail today :
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spaceflori
Member Posts: 990
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted October 20, 2005 01:28 PM
And here are the signatures to have :Nie Haisheng :
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Fei Junlong :  ------------------
Flown artifacts, autographs and more !
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