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| Descent module of Shenzhou IV to land Sunday evening |
| CCTV.COM 2003-01-05 15:01:14 |
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Chinese scientists say the country's fourth unmanned spacecraft, the Shenzhou IV, has managed to keep to a precise orbit and its descent module will land in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sunday evening as planned.
The Beijing Aerospace Command Control Center says a series of major experiments have been carried out accordingly in physics, biology and bio－medicine. The spacecraft is using microwaves to carry out a remote－sensing survey of Earth, and monitoring the environment of outer space.
Compared with the previous three unmanned space capsules, Shenzhou IV represents the country's most sophisticated and fullest preparations for a future manned space flight.
The mission is backed by a ground－based search and rescue system and reinforced by other more reliable safety measures.
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Editor: Xiao Wei CCTV.com
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