"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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"I've been batting my head against the wall for the past week about
this.
Take a look at this photo taken by the XS-1 subsatellite of the front
end of the Shenzhou7 orbital module that is still in orbit and
equipped with its own solar arrays and RCS:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_10152706.htm
Note the six attachments for the things that can separate from it;

I can only see five attachments; one seems to have been sensored by
the communists.

That's an interesting picture. I think 'sensored' is
probably better read as 'censored'. Missions up out of
Terra's gravity well are expensive; and, Bush having so
weakened America and the Chinese apparently motivated
by aggressive objectives, *why not* military objectives
for a dual-purpose satellite? ??

The black square blocking the view of one of those six
ports, could have been provided simply to focus
attention, to improve the intimidation effect. Tiny
cost, lots of response.

I'll be listening for what comes out of Washington on
this Shenzhou7 orbital module.

Titeotwawki -- mha [sci.space.policy 2008 Oct 19]