China to launch Shenzhou-IX spacecraft

Shenzhou-IX manned spacecraft and its carrier rocket, the Long March-2F, have been moved to the launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. China will launch the spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson said on Saturday. Photo taken on June 9. [Photo/Xinhua]