This file photo dated on August, 2008 shows Chinese taikonauts, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng attending a flag-raising ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province of northwestern China. The Shenzhou-7 spaceship will carry three taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng for China's third manned space mission that will feature China's "first step in the space."

This file photo dated on August, 2008 shows Chinese taikonaut Liu Boming signing on the training program. The Shenzhou-7 spaceship will carry the three taikonauts including Liu for China's third manned space mission that will feature China's "first step in the space."