On June 16, amid much media hype, China launched the Shenzhou-9 space capsule. Aboard the vessel was Liu Yang, 33, a former fighter pilot and China’s first female in space.
China Launches Its First Female Astronaut into Space
On June 16, amid much media hype, China launched the Shenzhou-9 space capsule. Aboard the vessel was Liu Yang, 33, a former fighter pilot and China's first female in space.
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Chinese astronauts from left., Liu Yang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang attend a meet the press session from behind a glass enclosure at the Jiuquan satellite launch center near Jiuquan in western China's Gansu province, Friday, June 15, 2012.
