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Manned Spaceflight Enters Final Prep Phase

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The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, atop its Long March-2F carrier rocket booster, has been vertically transferred from a preparation area to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert.

The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, atop its Long March-2F carrier rocket booster, has been vertically transferred from a preparation area to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert. A spokesman from China Manned Space Engineering announced June 3 that China will soon launch the three-person Shenzhou 10 spacecraft to rendezvous and dock with the Tiangong 1 space module, which is already in orbit. [Xinhua]
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