China confirms crew, launch date for next Shenzhou mission
Posted: Fri, Jun 15, 2012, 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
China will launch its next human space mission on Saturday evening with three people, including China's first female astronaut, on board. A Long March 2F rocket will launch at 6:37 am EDT (1037 GMT, 6:37 pm Beijing time) Saturday and place the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft into orbit. The Shenzhou-9 crew is composed of Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang, who will be the first Chinese woman in space. Jing Haipeng will also become China's first two-time astronaut, having been on the crew of Shenzhou 7 in 2008. The spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong 1 module that China launched last September. The three astronauts will work in the module and perform experiments for an unspecified period before returning to Earth.
China will launch its next human space mission on Saturday evening with three people, including China's first female astronaut, on board. A Long March 2F rocket will launch at 6:37 am EDT (1037 GMT, 6:37 pm Beijing time) Saturday and place the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft into orbit. The Shenzhou-9 crew is composed of Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang, who will be the first Chinese woman in space. Jing Haipeng will also become China's first two-time astronaut, having been on the crew of Shenzhou 7 in 2008. The spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong 1 module that China launched last September. The three astronauts will work in the module and perform experiments for an unspecified period before returning to Earth.
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