Asia - Voice of America: China Prepares for First Manual Space Docking Mission

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China Prepares for First Manual Space Docking Mission Jun 15th 2012, 12:44 BEIJING - China is preparing to launch three astronauts into space, as part of efforts to become the third country to have a permanent base orbiting the Earth. The astronauts, including China's first female in space, will live and work on a space station for more than a week.   Workers at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's western Gansu province put the finishing touches on the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, which is due to launch Saturday.   The ... Media files: 8DB2CD6D-121D-429B-83DF-0098EA4CFD7B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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