Shenzhou VIII Transported to Launch Site
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A detailed picture of the fuelling outlet at the base of the Long March II-F rocket. [Xinhua]
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The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft and the assembled Long March II-F rocket were jointly transported to the launching site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on the morning of Oct. 26, 2011. The unmanned Shenzhou VIII, part of China's first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, is scheduled to be launched in early November. [Xinhua] |