Shenzhou 9 Taikonauts Now in Orbit
16 Jun 2012, 12:41 UTC
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A Chinese Long March 2F rocket successfully launched the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft today, June 16th 2012 at 10:37 UTC. On board two male and the first Chinese female astronauts are on board as they travel in orbit.
China's taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Liu Wang (R) and Liu Yang attend the setting-out ceremony at the taikonauts' apartment compound of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 16, 2012.
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