China lança espaço nave com astronauta mulher
China launches spaceship with first female astronaut Updated: 2012-06-16 19:02 (Xinhua) Print Mail Large Medium Small 0 JIUQUAN - China launched Saturday Shenzhou IX spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard. The Long March 2F rocket carrying the manned spacecraft Shenzhou IX blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province on June 16, 2012. [Photo by Su Dong / For Chinadaily.com.cn] Shenzhou IX , atop an upgraded Long March 2F carrier rocket, blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 6:37 pm Saturday. A see-off ceremony was held at the center hours before the launch. Wu Bangguo, the country's top legislator, attended the ceremony and extended wishes to the three astronauts. Related readings: Special coverage "The country and the people are looking forward to your successful return," he...