China-Shenzhou-20/Astronauts Send-off
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - April 24, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of send-off ceremony in progress; Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong (C), Chen Zhongrui (R), Wang Jie walking, waving at cheering crowd, standing in front of commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Xu Xueqiang; cheering crowd waving national flags
2. Chen Dong saluting to Xu
3. Xu saluting to astronauts
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Chen Dong, commander, Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew; Chen Zhongrui, Wang Jie, members, Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Comrade commander-in-chief, we are following an order to implement the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceflight mission. And we are now ready to go, please give instructions! Astronaut Chen Dong from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps."
"Astronaut Chen Zhongrui."
"Astronaut Wang Jie."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Xu listening
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief, China's manned space program:
"Proceed!"
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew:
"Yes!"
8. Astronauts saluting to Xu; Xu saluting to astronauts
9. Various of astronauts waving at cheering crowd, walking, boarding vehicle; crowd; astronauts giving thumbs up
10. Various of vehicle with astronauts on board leaving for launch site
A send-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceflight mission was held on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship is scheduled to blast off at 17:17 (Beijing Time) from the launch site to dock with China's Tiangong space station.
The three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, reported to the commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Xu Xueqiang that they were ready to undertake their mission.
After receiving an order from the commander-in-chief, the astronauts boarded a vehicle and departed for the launch site amid cheers from a crowd of well-wishers.
The three astronauts will take over command of China's Tiangong space station from the Shenzhou-19 crew currently in orbit, and will spend about six months in space.
Shenzhou-20 is the 35th flight mission of China's manned space program, and the fifth crewed mission during the application and development stage of China's space station.
China-Shenzhou-20/Astronauts Send-off
Dateline : April 24, 2025
Location : China
Duration : 3'34
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - April 24, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of send-off ceremony in progress; Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong (C), Chen Zhongrui (R), Wang Jie walking, waving at cheering crowd, standing in front of commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Xu Xueqiang; cheering crowd waving national flags
2. Chen Dong saluting to Xu
3. Xu saluting to astronauts
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Chen Dong, commander, Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew; Chen Zhongrui, Wang Jie, members, Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Comrade commander-in-chief, we are following an order to implement the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceflight mission. And we are now ready to go, please give instructions! Astronaut Chen Dong from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps."
"Astronaut Chen Zhongrui."
"Astronaut Wang Jie."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Xu listening
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief, China's manned space program:
"Proceed!"
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission crew:
"Yes!"
8. Astronauts saluting to Xu; Xu saluting to astronauts
9. Various of astronauts waving at cheering crowd, walking, boarding vehicle; crowd; astronauts giving thumbs up
10. Various of vehicle with astronauts on board leaving for launch site
A send-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceflight mission was held on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship is scheduled to blast off at 17:17 (Beijing Time) from the launch site to dock with China's Tiangong space station.
The three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, reported to the commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Xu Xueqiang that they were ready to undertake their mission.
After receiving an order from the commander-in-chief, the astronauts boarded a vehicle and departed for the launch site amid cheers from a crowd of well-wishers.
The three astronauts will take over command of China's Tiangong space station from the Shenzhou-19 crew currently in orbit, and will spend about six months in space.
Shenzhou-20 is the 35th flight mission of China's manned space program, and the fifth crewed mission during the application and development stage of China's space station.
ID : 8425335
Published : 2025-04-24 15:18
Last Modified : 2025-04-24 19:20:17
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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