China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft ready for launch

Jun 16, 4:08 pm

Beijing, June 16 (Xinhua-ANI): Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, carrying China's first female astronaut and two male ones, is scheduled to blast off in about 30 minutes.

Three astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang have been in the spacecraft and finished all inspections before launch . (Xinhua-ANI)

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