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May 01, 2013

On Course for Shenzhou 10
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2013
In a matter of weeks, the longest Chinese human space mission to date will lift off from a launchpad in Jiuquan. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will carry two men and one woman to a rendezvous with the Tiangong 1 space laboratory. So far, everything seems to be on course for the launch of Shenzhou 10. We have heard no reports of technical problems and we have no reason to suspect that there are any major issues that would affect the mission. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft is a duplicate of the Shenz ... read more

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