This month, China Launches Human into Outer Space

BEIJING - A rocket carrying the spacecraft Shenzou 9 has been moved to the desert launch pad in northwestern China. There are three astronauts planned joint glide plane.

Proclaimed the Associated Press on Monday (6/11/2012), the spacecraft was scheduled to fly in mid-June. According to Xinhua News Agency, it is likely there will be a female astronaut who participated as a crew.

The third crew spacecraft will be docked and live in the orbit module Tiangong 1 which was launched last year. The Chinese government did not reveal how long the mission will take place.

China's space program has increased constantly since its launch in 2003 ago, but has never included a woman. Through the launch, they became the third country to launch humans into space with their own efforts. Then it was followed by two other manned missions.

After completing his first lap around the Earth, according to Science Daily, two astronauts will move semetara to Tiangong-1. In this place they will do some scientific tests.

In November, an unmanned spacecraft Shenzou-8 will return to Earth, after two anchor themselves to the Tiangong-1. Space station module Tiangong-1 is the first for China and was launched last September.

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