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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Chinese craft takes astronauts into orbit

Liu YangChina launched its most ambitious space mission yet yesterday, carrying its first female astronaut and two male colleagues in an attempt to dock with an orbiting module and work on board for more than a week.

The Shenzhou 9 capsule lifted off as scheduled at 6.37pm (1037GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert. All systems functioned normally and, just over 10 minutes later, it opened its solar panels and entered orbit.

The launch was declared a success by space programme chief Chang Wanquan, a People's Liberation Army general who sits on the ruling Communist Party's powerful central military commission - underscoring the programme's close military ties.

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