Launch of Manned Chinese Shenzhou 10 Spacecraft
China s 5th manned space flight launched today, Shenzhou10, on a Long March 2F rocket. Liftoff occurred at 09:38 UTC on June 11th 2013 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Shenzhou 10 will approach and dock with the Tiangong1 Docking Target which launched in September 2011. They will be the last crew to dock with Tiangong1 before it is deorbited, Shenzhou9 docked back in June 2012. The crew of Shenzhou 10 are commander Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and second Chinese female astronaut Wang Y
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