China aims to launch 10 satellites within this year

China aims to launch 10 satellites within this year

Chinese space program would get a major boost this year as the country plans to launch as many as 10 satellites in 2008.

Some of these launches would be in collaboration with foreign nations. China is also preparing for their first spacewalk by an astronaut.

The launch schedule include: Shenzhou VII spaceship, Fengyun-2 meteorological satellite and more.

Yang Baohua, chief of the China Academy of Space Technology spoke about their plans: “Chinas space technology has entered a new stage. The design and manufacture of satellites takes less time, and homemade satellites are more reliable and have a longer lifespan.”