The official Xinhua news agency said today that the Shenzhou Six spacecraft will carry two astronauts and will be launched from northwest Gansu Province.
The announcement said Chinese state television will broadcast the launch live.
China became the third country -- after the former Soviet Union and the United States - to put a man into space when Colonel Yang Liwei orbited earth 14 times in October 2003.
(Reuters/AP)
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The announcement said Chinese state television will broadcast the launch live.
China became the third country -- after the former Soviet Union and the United States - to put a man into space when Colonel Yang Liwei orbited earth 14 times in October 2003.
(Reuters/AP)
See also:
Beijing In Pursuit Of Major Status As Space Power