China's third manned space flight, which will feature China's first attempted space walk, would blast off in late September. The launch of the Shenzhou VII will take place "at an appropriate time between September 25 and 30," Xinhua reported quoting an unnamed spokesman at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province1.

• 1. “China space mission set for late September: report,” September 2, 2008, at http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080902/tsc-china-space-f55c36c.html