OTD in Space - September 25: China Launches Its 3rd Human Spaceflight Mission

On Sept. 25, 2008, China's space program launched its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 7.

Three taikonauts blasted off in the Shenzhou spacecraft on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. They spent three days in orbit and conducted the first ever spacewalk for the Chinese space program. They also deployed a mini satellite called Banxing, which was used to take photos and videos of the spacecraft.