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Barco helps put China's first spacewalk in full view
September 29, 2008
Source: Barco
Barco, a world leader in visualization and
display solutions joined in the Shenzhou VII space program
in providing large screen projection for the command and control
of its first spacewalk.
Shenzhou VII, China's third manned spacecraft, successfully
lifted off on Thursday, 25 September at 9:10pm at the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province. The pride of China,
the Shenzhou spacecraft, with astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu
Boming and Jing Haipeng on board, orbited the earth for 68
hours over a three-day period.
Barco SLM R12+ projectors were used to command and control
the entire launch program at both the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center and Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The monitoring
continued through the duration of the spacewalk and concluded
with its culmination, when the astronauts' re-entry module
landed in central Inner Mongolia.
When employed in conjunction with an event as momentous at
the Shenzhou VII spacewalk, product reliability is paramount
to success. Still, more than just delivering a superior, advanced
technology product in support of the event, Barco also provided
on-site technical standby around the clock via a specially
assigned technical team.
The SLM R12+ is a powerful large-screen projector that features
the unique quality of three-chip DLP colors and a very bright
12,000 lumens light output at a sharp price-to-quality ratio.
Its bright light output makes it suitable to operate even
in venues with lots of other light sources.
"There's no understating the importance of the Shenzhou
VII launch and China's aerospace program," says Mr. Xie,
the Command and Control leader of Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center. "From top to bottom, it needs to go off without
any problems. In this sense, Barco has greatly contributed
to the effort with its reliable products and highly professional
support."
"To participate in and provide support for the Shenzhou
VII spacewalk is a true honor for Barco," says Frank
Christiaens, Managing Director of Barco China. "Product
reliability is the crucial factor for customers choosing Barco.
We're always happy to be able to provide state of the art
technical support in any and everyway possible."
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