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Shenzhou ( or ; ) is a spacecraft developed and operated by the People's Republic of China to support its manned spaceflight program. The name is variously translated as "Divine Craft", "Divine Vessel of God", "Magic Boat" or similar and is also homophonous with an ancient name for China (written 神州; meaning "Divine State"). Its design resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but it is larger in size and isn't directly related to the Soyuz spacecraft family. The first launch was on November 19, 1999 and the first manned launch was on October 15, 2003. In March 2005, an asteroid was named 8256 Shenzhou in honour of the spacecraft.
Shenzhou may refer to:
- Shenzhou program, a manned spaceflight initiative by the People's Republic of China
- Shenzhou (spacecraft), spacecraft from China which first carried a Chinese astronaut into orbit in 2003
- 8256 Shenzhou, Main Belt asteroid
- Shenzhou (album), an album by ambient musician Biosphere
- Hasee, a Chinese computer company
- Shenzhou, or "Divine Land", one of the Chinese names of China
Shenzhou is an album by ambient musician Biosphere released on June 3, 2002. The structure and sound of this album are drastically minimalistic in comparison with Geir Jenssen's previous work, a concept that would be further elaborated upon in the next album. Samples are taken from several of Claude Debussy's orchestral works, particularly La Mer and Rondes de printemps (from Images pour orchestre). The album's name, "Shenzhou", aside from being the name of the Chinese manned-spaceflight vehicles, means magic vessel.