BEIJING: China was to launch its longest-ever manned space mission on Tuesday, with its second woman astronaut among the crew, as it steps up its ambitious space program, a symbol of the country’s growing power.
The Shenzhou-10—the name means “Divine Vessel”—was due to lift off at 9:38 a.m. Manila time from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi desert.
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