{"id":13359,"date":"2012-06-16T03:06:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T03:06:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-06-16T03:06:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T03:06:17","slug":"China-s-first-woman-astronaut-now-in-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13359","title":{"rendered":"China’s first woman astronaut now in orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

China put its first woman into orbit today, one of three astronauts to attempt a critical space docking in the latest challenge for the country’s ambitious space program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Long March rocket blasted off in the early evening from the remote Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, carrying with it the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and the three astronauts, including 33-year-old female fighter pilot Liu Yang.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is China’s fourth manned space mission since 2003 when astronaut Yang Liwei became the country’s first person in orbit<\/strong>, and comes as the United States has curtailed manned launches over budget concerns and changing priorities.<\/p>\n

The launch was carried live on state television, and until moments before blast-off, a camera showed the three astronauts in the cabin occasionally waving. A red placard with the Chinese symbol for good fortune hung behind them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within days, the astronauts will try to dock with the orbiting Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 module launched last September, part of a 13-day mission crucial to China’s ambition to put a space station in orbit around 2020.<\/p>\n

A successful manned docking mission for China would be the latest show of the country’s growing capabilities in space<\/strong>, to match its expanding military and diplomatic clout.<\/p>\n

Still, Beijing is playing catch up with the United States and Russia<\/strong>, which, along with other countries, jointly operate the International Space Station some 240 miles above Earth.<\/p>\n

via reuters.com<\/a><\/em>
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