Photo taken on September 25, 2008 shows the Long-March II-F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-7 spaceship on the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province. The launch window of Shenzhou-7 was set between 9:07 PM to 10:27 PM (1307 GMT to 1427 GMT) on Thursday.

The ground crew work at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center in Beijing on September 25, 2008. The center is well prepared for the launching of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft as all three Chinese taikonauts have entered the spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China 18:28 PM on Thursday, about three hours ahead of its scheduled launch.

The ground crew work at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center in Beijing on September 25, 2008. The center is prepared for the launching of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft as all three Chinese taikonauts have entered the spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China 18:28 PM on Thursday, about three hours ahead of its scheduled launch.

(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2008)