The Shenzhou-7 manned spaceship, the Long-March II-F rocket and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on September 20, 2008. The transfer finished at 3:15 PM on Saturday, marking the final stage of the launching preparation.

The Shenzhou-7 manned spaceship, the Long-March II-F rocket and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China'sGansu Provinceon September 20, 2008. The transfer finished at 3:15 PM on Saturday, marking the final stage of the launching preparation.

(Xinhua News Agency September 23, 2008)