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Expert: Chance slim for Shenzhou 7 to land on foreign territory
However, uncertain elements still exist. Detailed emergency plans had been made and helicopters, airplane with paratroopers had been standby according to the plans, An said.
As of 2:00 p.m. Sunday, the space environment is stable and calm, which is favorable for the operation of the module and the taikonauts, according to the last forecast before landing from the Center for Space Environment Research and Forecast (CSERF) under Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The geomagnetic activities will be in a low level from Sept. 28 to 30, which will provide a favorable environment to taikonauts.
As of 2:00 p.m., the spaceship which blasted off Thursday at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province, has made 44 orbits around the earth as scheduled.
The re-entry module will complete it mission on its 46 orbits and land on the earth at around 5:44 Sunday.
The trio onboard Shenzhou-7 started preparing on Sunday morning for the return trip to the earth after accomplishing China's first spacewalk on Saturday afternoon.
The three taikonauts were taking on in-cabin space suits at 11:10 a.m. and control data for the return trip would be sent to the spacecraft.
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