China sends first female astronaut into space aboard Shenzhou-9 spacecraft

Chinese astronaut Liu Yang made history on Sunday, when she became the nation’s very first girl to get in space. Liu, 33, joined crew members Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang aboard the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, which successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Powered by a Long March 2F carrier rocket, the Shenzhou-9 is slated to rendezvous with the Tiangong-1 space laboratory module as part of China’s first manned docking purpose.
Liu and her colleagues are expected to spend up to 20 days in space before docking with the Tiangong-1. If successful, the manned docking would mark current milestone for China’s swiftly expanding area program, and a vital action toward building its 1st long-lasting area station– …
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