China news services are reporting today that a Long March 2F booster has arrived at the Gansu Province launch site - a step forward in prepping for that country’s third human spaceflight this October.

Along with the rocket, expert teams have also arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center after a three day train ride, ready to carefully check out major Shenzhou 7 systems for flight. This liftoff of three taikonauts will include a spacewalk - China’s first outing in extravehicular activity, and a step useful for later construction tasks in Earth orbit.

Xinhuanet.com reported that 36 technological improvements have been made to Shenzhou 7, contrasted to the previous two spacecraft missions. Those improvements, the news service reported, include better seats, remote testing devices, and extra cameras so ground controllers can supervise taikonaut duties.