Less than a day before the launch of the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, Liu Boming said he couldn't wait to find out what a "real" loss of gravity is like.
"I will share with you when I come back," he told reporters, brimming with a smile.
Wearing blue uniforms and taking turns to answer questions behind a window pane, the trio astronauts at the press conference exuded confidence and poise at a challenging but historic mission ahead.
"As astronauts, our value lies in that we explore the space on behalf of the mankind, and it's something we have to do as a team," Liu said. "The taikonauts have made every preparation for the mission.
What they need most tonight is a good sleep," said Huang Weifen, deputy chief designer of the astronaut system under China's manned space program.
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