China to launch fifth manned space mission next year
1,062 views · Published 14 December 2012 · 0:48 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · Science & Technology
China plans to launch its fifth manned space mission in June of next year, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The mission will use a new space capsule, the Shenzhou 10, which follows the Shenzhou 9, which put China's first woman in orbit in June. China plans to build its own space station in 2020. At 60 tons, the future space station will be much smaller than the 400-ton International Space Station.
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