The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will lift off from the Jiuquan launch centre at some time between 9:07 pm and 10:27 pm, Wang Zhaoyao, spokesman for China's manned space programme, said.
China has announced that the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft will lift off on Thursday night.
As many as a million people may have witnessed the historic moment, including some who were at Kennedy Space Center three decades ago for the first shuttle lift off.
Discovery originally was supposed to lift off Feb. 12, but NASA ordered extra tests for the valves that control the flow of hydrogen gas into the fuel tank.
The first module, a laboratory called Tiangong 1, will lift off in 2011, doubtless to national acclaim.
The unmanned Tiangong 1 (" Heavenly Palace ") module was scheduled to lift off between Sept. 27 and 30, but a forecasted cold weather front has pushed the targeted launch date back to Sept. 29 or 30.
The spaceship will lift off from the launching pad at 7 a. m.
As you lift off, it almost feels like spider webs pulling from your fingers.
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