China sends first woman astronaut into space

Mission commander Jing Haipeng (R), together with fellow astronauts Liu Wang (C) and Liu Yang (L), China’s first female astronaut, as they wave to the crowd prior to boarding the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft on June 16, 2012. —AFP Photo

BEIJING: China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country’s first manual space docking.

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