Odd Shenzhou illustration

This graphic was used by Chinese state TV to illustrate Shenzhou 6
during its flight.
Whatever this is, it ain't a Shenzhou:
http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/z/zsz6wd1.jpg
Apparently LockMart isn't the only one playing around with the Apollo
capsule design.
Looks like the Apollo/Soyuz mission rolled up into one spacecraft, right
down to the fold-out EVA light on the SM. :-)
Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:
This graphic was used by Chinese state TV to illustrate Shenzhou 6
during its flight.
Whatever this is, it ain't a Shenzhou:
http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/z/zsz6wd1.jpg
Apparently LockMart isn't the only one playing around with the Apollo
capsule design.
Looks like the Apollo/Soyuz mission rolled up into one spacecraft, right
down to the fold-out EVA light on the SM. :-)
Pat


Looks like someone created an illustration of the Shenzhou with the
boost cover in place and the escape tower jettisoned. They may also
have mistaken the launch escape petals for folded solary arrays.
Similar to the early Vostok days, when the Soviets wouldn't reveal the
true shape of Vostok and only released pictures of Vostok with the
boost cover in place. Although, the boost cover has Apollo features
(windows etc).

Rusty

Rusty wrote:


Looks like someone created an illustration of the Shenzhou with the
boost cover in place and the escape tower jettisoned. They may also
have mistaken the launch escape petals for folded solary arrays.
Similar to the early Vostok days, when the Soviets wouldn't reveal the
true shape of Vostok and only released pictures of Vostok with the
boost cover in place. Although, the boost cover has Apollo features
(windows etc).


And even EVA handles. The instrument box on the docking collar is odd.
I think someone was imagineering this; either that or we're getting a
look at a design for a two-stage circumlunar ship using components
docked in orbit that are similar to Apollo SMs.

Pat