China to launch manned spacecraft
February 18th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Feb 17 (IANS) China will launch a manned spacecraft between June and August, an official said Friday.
The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will dock at the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesman for China’s manned space program said.
The three crewmembers of Shenzhou-9 will enter Tiangong-1 vehicle to live and work there, and conduct space science experiments, the China Daily reported.
Tiangong-1 was launched Sep 29, 2011.
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