China launched its most ambitious space mission, including the program's first spacewalk, as this increasingly confident nation staked a claim on the heavens while impressing people on Earth.

    中国启动其最具雄心报负的太空任务，包括首次太空行走。当这个自信心日益增长的国家在太空分一杯羹时，地球上的人们对此留下了深刻的印象。

    The Shenzhou 7 was slated to blast off from the Jiuquan launch pad in Gansu province on September,25 in the evening, with the walk scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday, ground operations head Cui Jijun said.

    发射场系统总指挥崔吉俊称 ......