Talk:Shenzhou (spacecraft)

message: I never know 舟 can be translated as Mechanism!!!  Where does this translation come from?  67.117.82.5 23:54, 5 Sep 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: mechanism

message: The link to "China's manned space programme" should probably redirect to "Space program in China".
And while we are discussing whether to use the term crewed or manned, China now has the single most advance space ship in use.  While we of the democratic world debate trivial matters the communists are leading they way into the next century.  Nice.
:The Chinese are leading the way into the 22nd century already? Cool! But somehow, I doubt that many 22nd-century spacecraft will look like the 1970s-era Soyuz. Shenzhou may be the newest spacecraft to carry people into space, but one could argue that SpaceShipOne is the most advanced. Or either one of them could turn out to be a technological dead end. It's really up to history to make judgements like that.
:Actually, I think the success of the Soyuz design is due in large part to the fact that it isn't cutting-edge. The Russians have been building and flying Soyuz for a long time, and have found and corrected many of the design flaws. It's a mature design with an impressive track record. By contrast, the space shuttle is still an experimental design, not an operational one (according to retired astronaut John Young -- see this article).
:In any event, the democratic world has enough manpower -- sorry, human resources -- to develop new spacecraft and debate trivial matters at the same time. I'm certainly not qualified to help with the former task, so I'll have to concentrate on the latter one. Pat Berry 19:55, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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message: Removed the comparison between Russian and Chinese capabilities since that was not justified by the link. Also removed some statement that the similarity in design between Soyuz and Shenzhou.  Shenzhou has an autonomous orbital module which means that the design is very different from Soyuz.  The similarities are due to some basic physical principles which are explained in the article.
Roadrunner 09:23, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Shenzhou is a mix of Soyuz and Salyut programme. It was prepared for China by Igor Reshetin - the former chief of ZNIIMash-Export and his group. In 2007 he was sentenced for prison for 11,5 y as a chinese spy. 92.243.166.118 (talk) 14:54, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Both, in turn, are based on or direct copies of the GE Apollo proposal  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.170.88.70 (talk) 06:33, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
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message: Article states Shenzohu larger than Soyuz, but listed sizes indicate Soyuz at least has a larger diameter...Spitwater (talk) 18:42, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, Shenzhou has larger scale and mass than Soyuz. 86.67.135.167 (talk) 23:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size 

message: Is there much recent news about this spacecraft? They seem to have done too flights then kind of lost interest. Damburger (talk) 00:47, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If the space agency cannot catch up the deadline, they may use an Orlan space suit instead.Bwfrank (talk) 04:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, definitely.  See the Leonard David March 2011 article referenced in the Chinese space station article and you will see that there are definite plans for Shenzhou-8, Shenzhou-9, and Shenzhou-10 in concert with several Tiangong space station module launches, all as part of the Chinese space station program (2011-2020).  Cheers.  N2e (talk) 16:20, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still going? 

message: "Moreover, unlike the Soyuz, the orbital module of the Shenzhou is equipped with its own propulsion, solar power, and control systems, allowing autonomous flight."
Soyuz also able.83.167.89.126 (talk) 05:50, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moreover, unlike the Soyuz... 

message: Needs to be worked into article and into Shenzhou illustration--Craigboy (talk) 05:18, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Solar panels no longer on OM, OM now has a docking adapter 

message: There is a comparison with the Apollo CSM which is unflattering to it on the basis of its high mass. What it does not mention is that Apollo had a very much larger delta-V than either Soyuz/Shenzhou (as it was required to enter, alter, and exit a lunar orbit). The difference in mass is not due to heat shielding, it is due to Apollo SM carrying huge amounts of fuel.
GrampaScience (talk) 14:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparison with Apollo CSM 

message: Shouldn't this article mention the capsule being featured in fiction? Such as being a feature player in the Sandra Bullock / George Clooney 2013 film -- 76.65.131.217 (talk) 11:03, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
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message: I edited the Soyuz spacecraft and listed Shenzhou as a derivative. On the Soyuz page there was a blank that said derived from, I want to put Soyuz on there on this page but there isn't an option to. Can I put derived from Soyuz somehow? YuriGagrin12 (talk) 22:53, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
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message: This page lists China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) as the spacecraft's manufacturer, yet almost all of the Shenzhou mission pages list China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) as the manufacturer. CAST is a subordinate entity of CASTC; which is more accurate to list as the manufacturer? 4thGalilean (talk) 03:49, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
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