But, as you know, this mission carries with it some spectacular baggage.
Although no astronauts were in the Shenzhou craft this time, future missions will carry people.
But a mission has never carried a cargo quite like the one scheduled for a space shuttle flight next month: about 6,000 American flags.
This mission will carry a crew of four, maybe six.
The mission carries a start-up cost of $41 million, with America billed roughly one-third.
The mission carried various animals, including two squirrel monkeys.
Each individual mission carries one to three stars, depending on its difficulty.
Furthermore, such missions carry a great deal of public outreach potential, which is an important attribute for space exploration when it comes to publicity.
These missions carry a risk of death towards the agent, as is the case with spies.
The mission would carry five instruments on the orbiter.