China will launch the Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft at 6:37 pm Saturday and send the country's first female astronaut into space. 
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Astronaut Liu Yang, one of China's two female reserve astronauts and a former air force pilot, will be China's first woman in space.
As China is set to send its first female astronaut into space this weekend, American women who have made the journey will be tracking her historic trip.
The Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft on Thursday successfully completed its final full-system drill before its planned launch in mid-June.
Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission.
The Shenzhou IX went into the final phase of pre-launch preparations on Wednesday ahead of China's first manned space docking mission, as its carrier rocket is being injected with propellant.
The launch of the Shenzhou IX spacecraft in mid-June will drive the aerospace sector in the A-share market to rocket, Western China Metropolis Daily reported on Monday.
A four-hour rehearsal for the country's first manned space-docking mission ended successfully on Tuesday, meaning the launch of Shenzhou IX, scheduled for "sometime around mid-June", can go ahead as planned.
32-year-old Wang Yaping - born in a village known for growing cherries in Shandong province -has flown four types of aircraft and soon possibly a spacecraft.
Female astronauts have to meet extra conditions that are not applicable in other countries — they must be married and preferably mothers.
China on June 12 expressed willingness to conduct aerospace cooperation with the United States.
The Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft mission successfully completed its first full-system drill on Tuesday afternoon.
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