China to Carry Out Manned Space Flight

BBC

China has announced it will carry out a manned space flight at some point in the middle of June.

A rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft has been moved to a launch pad in the north-west of the country.

According to state news agency Xinhua, it will carry three astronauts – possibly including a woman – to the Tiangong 1 space station module.

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This article was posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 11:41 am

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