拓展阅读：Chinaclaimsitsplaceinspace(CNN)--China'sfirstastronautYangLiweiisinorbitfollowingasuccessfullaunchWednesdaymorningfromtheJiuquanlaunchsiteinthewesternGobiDesert,statemediareports.Speakingfromspace,the38-year-oldastronautreportedbacktomissioncontrollersthathe"feelsgood"andsaidthespacecraftisoperatingnormally,thestate-runXinhuanewsagencyreported.Yang,aformerairforcepilot,isexpectedtomake14orbitsintheShenzhouVspacecraftbeforereturningtoEarthatalandingsiteinInnerMongolia.QuotedbyChinesemediajustbeforeheblastedoffintospace,Yangsaidhewould"gainhonorforthePeople'sLiberationArmyandfortheChinesenation.""Iwillnotdisappointthemotherland,"hewasquotedassaying."Iwillcompleteeachmovementwithtotalconcentration."Allbeingwell,theflightlookssettobringChinaentrytoaneliteclubofspacepowers,makingitonlythethirdcountryafterRussiaandtheUnitedStatescapableofputtinghumansintospaceandreturningthemsafelytoEarth.TheLongMarch2-FrocketcarryingtheShenzhouVspacecraftblastedoffjustsecondsafter9a.m.localtime(0100GMT)Wednesday.ChinesePresidentHuJintaoandotherseniorleadersandVIPSwereattheJiuquansitetowitnessthelaunch.QuotedlaterbyXinhua,Hupraisedthelaunchas"thegloryofourgreatmotherland,"describingtheflightasan"historicstepoftheChinesepeopleintheadvanceofclimbingoverthepeakoftheworld'sscienceandtechnology."'Operatingnormally'Thespacecraftenteredorbitatabout9:10a.m.(0110GMT),Xinhuasaid."ShenzhouVisoperatingnormallyinorbit,"theagencyquotedLiJinai,chiefcommanderofthecountry'smannedspaceprogramassaying.Earlierthisweek,state-runCCTVcancelledplanstobroadcastlivetelevisionpicturesofthelaunchontheadviceof"spaceexperts."Thelaunchtookplaceintoacloudlessdesertsky.ObserverssaidChina'sleadersconsideredthepoliticalrisksofalaunchfailuretoogreattoallowlivecoverage.Butfollowinganapparentlytextbookblastoff,Chinesetelevisionbrokeintoitsregularprogrammingtoannouncethelaunchandthenewsthatthecountry'sfirstastronautwasinspace.Nooutsidejournalistswereallowedpermitstocovertheevent,withonlyafewrepresentativesofChines...
