LINWOOD, New Jersey USA — HougYu Space Technology released screenshots and a demo movie on October 12, 2005, the same day as the successful launch of the actual Shen Zhou 6 manned spacecraft. The Shen Zhou 6 game is being developed using and in parallel with Pyramid Design's A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System.

HongYu released the demo movie on Sina.Com, China's largest news web site. Currently, the game simulates the launch phase of the mission, allowing users to run monitor operations executed automatically, or perform all tasks manually.

The demo movie and screenshots can be found on Pyramid Design's A-OK! web site: http://www.pyramiddesign.us/aok/shenzhou

A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System is currently scheduled for a summer, 2006 release. No release date has been set for the Shen Zhou 6 game.

"This is a great milestone for both products." states Joe Nastasi, president of Pyramid Design. "A large portion of the A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System architecture is now developed and running. HungYu's Shen Zhou 6 demo is a great demonstration of our progress."

A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System is a cross-platform engine for developing world-class space simulators for use in commercial and consumer environments, including kiosks, museums, and amusement park simulation rides. A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System is developed using REALbasic and OpenGL. Pyramid Design is a professional software development firm that specializes in application development and consultation. The company also offers A-OK! The Wings of Mercury and FTP Suite for REALbasic. The company is located in Linwood, NJ, USA.

HongYu Space Technology Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology. HongYu is very strong in space-related simulation and satellite applications. It is also one of the key IBM BlueEx service providers in China. HongYu is involved with the Shen Zhou manned spacecraft program.

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