２４日下午１７时３０分，执行神舟七号载人航天飞行任务的三位航天员在酒泉卫星发射中心亮相。他们是：翟志刚、刘伯明、景海鹏。他们有着相同的年龄：４２岁。

　　这是人们已经熟悉的一幕：中国航天员乘坐中国人自己制造的火箭与飞船进入太空，在距地球３００多公里的高度上开展富有中国特色的太空探索任务。

　　这一次，就要乘神舟七号飞天的３名航天员所要完成的，不仅仅是中华民族的又一次飞天之旅——在载人航天工程的首次出舱活动中，他们中的一人，将第一次把中国人的足迹印在飞船舱外的茫茫太空之中。

　　The Shenzhou-7 spaceship will carry Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, all aged 42,for China's third manned space mission that will feature China's "first step in the space."

　　The trio taikonauts met a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province of northwestern China, before attempting China's first-ever space walk.

　　The Shenzhou-7 spaceship is due to blast off on a Long March II-F rocket on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province of northwestern China. The launch window was set between 9:07 p.m. to 10:27 p.m. (Beijing Time).

　　The press conference did not reveal which two of the three-man crew would carry out the country's first extravehicular activities.

　　"The Shenzhou-7 mission marks a historic breakthrough in China's manned space program. It is a great honor for all three of us to fly the mission, and we are fully prepared for the challenge," Zhai Zhigang told the press conference.