Divers wish Shenzhou-9 Success from 6,055 Metres Below
The three sea divers Ye Cong, Cui Weicheng and Yangbo inside China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong delivered their best wishes to the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft launch from 6,055 metres below the sea of the Mariana Trench on Friday. Read more
China's manned submersible "Jiaolong" will set off for a 7,000 metres deep dive in the Western Pacific in June. Named after a mythical aquatic Chinese dragon, it will try to break Japan's deep diving record of more than 6,500 metres. Read more
High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger that Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, will contend with when it attempts to make the deepest dive on record this year, a senior official said. Read more