China Launches Its First Female Astronaut Into Space

China Launches Its First Female Astronaut Into Space

June 17th, 2012

Via: PC Magazine:

China on Saturday launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft carrying three astronauts, including Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman to travel to space. The Long March-2F rocket lifted off successfully from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:37 p.m local time and the Shenzhou-9 capsule separated from its booster shortly thereafter and entered orbit.

Known as Taikonauts in China, Liu and her male traveling companions are embarking on a 13-day mission to rendezvous with the country’s Tiangong-1 space station module. This month’s undertaking marks an important step for the country’s space program. It is China’s first attempted manned docking mission with an orbiting spacecraft, a feat that has only been accomplished by the United States and Russia.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has now sent eight astronauts into space, including two-time space traveler Jing Haipeng, who is onboard Shenzhou-9 with Liu Yang and Liu Wang, the third member of the crew.

The launch was televised in China by state-run CCTV.

<!– AD CAN GO HERE

Buy gold online - quickly, safely and at low prices

END: AD CAN GO HERE –>

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Views: 0

You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Leave a Reply

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes