China's New Star in Orbit
China's second manned spaceflight is underway as Shenzhou 6 was launched, carrying 'taikonauts' Fei Junlong and Nie Haishen for a planned five day flight. China became the third country to launch a human into space two years ago, and plans future missions including a space station and a robotic lunar probe in the next few years.
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