A maritime emergency rescue drill for the launch of Shenzhou-7 spacecraft was carried out in the Yangtze River mouth on September 10.
According to Song Jiahui, director of the Rescue and Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, the Bureau will bear the marine emergency rescue mission for Shenzhou-7 spacecraft.
Zhang Jianqi, a senior official with the country's space program said that the drill aimed to rescue the astronauts in case the re-entry capsule fell into sea after any accidents happened during the launch.
By People's Daily Online
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