"… 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Ignite! Go! "On October 15, 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

　　Spraying a mass of orange flames, the large, white Long March II-F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-V spacecraft and China's first astronaut Yang Liwei soared spectacularly skyward, gradually becoming a bright ball before vanishing into deep space.

　　As the world's largest developing country, China is more than proud of making its own contribution to human beings' outer space exploration. Meantime, it will turn out to be an important driving force for the country's economic and social development. The successful launch of Shenzhou-V ushered in a new chapter in space history.

　　“5，4，3，2，1。點火!發射!”2003年10月15日，中國在其西北部的甘肅省酒泉衛星發射中心首次發射了載人宇宙飛船，進入了軌道。

　　噴射出一團橘黃色的火焰后， 巨大白色的長征n-F火箭運載神州5號宇宙飛船和中國第一個宇宙飛行員楊利偉騰空而起，蔚為壯觀，慢慢地變成一個亮球消失在茫茫的太空中。

　　作為世界上最大的發展中國家，中國為其對人類的空間探索作出自己的貢獻感到非常驕傲。同時，這一事件將證明對中國的經濟和社會發展起到重要的推動作用。神州5號宇宙飛船的發射成功揭開了太空歷史的新篇章。

　　We will never forget the day when China launched its first manned spacecraft into orbit on October 15, 2003 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

　　Spraying a mass of orange flames, the large, white Long March II-F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-V spacecraft and China's first astronaut Yang Liwei soared spectacularly skyward, gradually becoming a bright ball before vanishing into deep space.

　　Our dream becomes reality. Though the Shenzhou-V circled the Earth 14 times within 22 hours and 18 minutes, it has clearly displayed China's spirts of devotion, co-operation and pursuit of the unknown. Meantime, it will turn out to be an important driving force for the country's economic and social development. The successful launch of Shenzhou-V ushered in a new chapter in space history.

　　我們永遠也不會忘記2003年10月15日。中國在其西北部的甘肅省酒泉衛星發射中心首次發射了載人宇宙飛船，進入了軌道。

　　噴射出一團橘黃色的火焰后，白色的長征n-F火箭運載神州5號宇宙飛船和中國第一個宇宙飛行員楊利偉騰空而起，蔚為壯觀，慢慢地變成一個亮球消失在茫茫的太空中。

　　盡管神州5號在22小時18分鐘內僅僅繞地球轉14圈，但它清楚的體現了中國的奉獻、合作和探索未知的精神。同時這一事件將證明對中國的經濟和社會發展起到重要的推動作用。神州5號宇宙飛船的發射成功揭開了太空歷史的新篇章。