China 2008 Shenzhou 7 (神舟七号)

Shenzhou 7 (神舟七号) was China's third human spaceflight, launched on September 25, 2008. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚), Liu Boming (刘伯明) and Jing Haipeng (景海鹏) for a 3 days mission. On 27 September, Zhai Zhigang conducted the first ever Chinese astronaut space walk, which lasted for 22-minute. China is the third country to have conducted an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA), after the Soviet Union and the United States.

Covers issued by Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology, signed by the 3 astronauts:


Covers issued by Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, signed by the 3 astronauts:

China 2005 Shenzhou 6 (神舟六号)

Shenzhou 6 (神舟六号) was China's second human spaceflight, launched on October 12, 2005. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried Fei Junlong (费俊龙) and Nie Haisheng (聂海胜) for a five days orbit around the Earth. It was launched three days before the second anniversary of Shenzhou 5.

3 commemorative covers (launch, in orbit, recovery) here signed by Fei Junlong, Nie Haisheng and all other Chinese astronauts.

China 2003 Shenzhou 5 (神舟五号)

Shenzhou 5 (神舟五号), launched on Oct 15, 2003, was China's first human spaceflight mission, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei (杨利伟) on board. The spaceflight made 14 orbits around the Earth, and the mission lasted 21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds.


To celebrate the success of China's first manned space flight, the China Institute of Space Medico-Engineering specially created the cover above (signed by the 14 Chinese astronauts before the flight) to be carried on Shenzhou 5. A total of 601 signed covers, created by China Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, were carried on Shenzhou 5 and 201 of these were "14 autographs" cover. This cover also shows the early signature of some astronauts.





FDC signed by Yang Liwei:


FDC signed by stamp designer Wang Huming (王虎鸣), Yang Liwei and all other Chinese astronauts:

Commeorative Shenzhou 5 launch & recovery cover signed by Yang Li Wei and all other Chinese astronauts:



Signatures read from top left to bottom right:
张晓光(Zhang Xiaoguan) 景海鹏(Jing Haipeng) 李庆龙(Li Qinglong)
刘伯明(Liu Boming) 陈全(Chen Quan)
杨利伟(Yang Liwei) 潘占春(Pan Zhanchun) 聂海胜(Nie Haisheng)
翟志刚(Zhai Zhigang) 吴杰(Wu Jie) 邓清明(Deng Qingming) 刘旺(Liu Wang)
费俊龙(Fei Junlong) 赵传东(Zhao Chuandong)

Commeorative Shenzhou 5 recovery cover signed by Yang Li Wei and the Shenzhou spacecraft designers & scientist:

Signatures read from top left to bottom right:
谢明苞(Xie Mingbao) - Director of the China's Manned Space Engineering Office.
王永志(Wang Yongzhi) - Architect & designer of the Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6 spacecraft.
栾恩杰(Luan Enjie) - Director of the Chinese National Space Administration.
李继耐(Li Jinai) - Director-general of China's Manned Space Program.
戚发轫(Qi Faren) - Chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft.
张庆伟(Zhang Qingwei) - Chairman of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense of the People's Republic of China.
刘竹生(Liu Zhusheng) - Chief designer of the spacecraft launch systems.
黄春平(Huang Chunping) - Director of Rocket System for the Shenzhou 5 Spacecarft.
林树(Lin Shu) - Former deputy director of the China's Manned Space Engineering Office.
袁家军(Yuan Jiajun) - Chief commander of China's Manned Spacecraft System.
许达哲(Xu Dazhe) - Vice President China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
杨利伟(Yang Liwei) - First Chinese astronaut sent into space by the China's Manned Space Program.
施金苗(Shi Jinmiao) - Deputy chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft.
顾逸东(Gu Yidong) - Director-general and chief designer of the space application system.

China 2002 Shenzhou 4 (神舟四号)

Shenzhou 4 (神舟四号), launched on Dec 29, 2002, was the fourth unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. This spaceflight cover was issued to commemorate the successful launch, authographed by the 6 Chinese astronauts selected for the human spaceflight Shenzhou 6.

Signatures: Liu Boming(刘伯明), Zhai Zhigang(翟志剛), Nie Haisheng(聂海胜), Jing Haipeng(景海鵬), Wu Jie(吴杰), Fei Junlong(费俊龙).