On June 11, 2013 at 09:38 UTC the "Shenzhou-10” (神舟十号) manned spacecraft was launched from Chinese Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province. The space vehicle was orbited by the Chinese "Chang Zheng-2F” (Long March 2F 长征二号F运载火箭) rocket-carrier.
The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Nie Haisheng (聂海胜) (center); operator, Zhang Xiaoguang (张晓光) (right); assistant, Wang Yaping (王亚平) (left) who is female. The space vehicle is to dock with China's "Tiangong-1” space station on June 13.
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