China
Shenzhou VII ready for blast-off
![A staff member inspects the operational conditions of equipment before the rocket propellent gets warmed up during a rehearsal of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Northwest China's Gansu Province, September 22, 2008. [CFP]](http://www.cctv.com/english/20080923/images/1222153999008_1222153999008_r.jpg) |
| A staff member inspects the operational conditions of equipment before the rocket propellent gets warmed up during a rehearsal of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Northwest China's Gansu Province, September 22, 2008. [CFP] |
