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June 10, 2013

Final Countdown for Shenzhou 10
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 10, 2013
The countdown to the launch of Shenzhou 10 is getting closer. Barring any sudden technical problems with the Long March 2F launch vehicle, the spacecraft should soon be on its way towards a rendezvous with the Tiangong 1 space laboratory. Fuelling of the rocket began just over a day before launch time, which has been officially announced as 5:38 PM (China time) on Tuesday July 11. A final media conference held roughly a day before launch yielded some more information on the upcoming mission. The c ... read more

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