China Launches Two Astronauts in Second Manned Spaceflight

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Two years after making its first foray into the realm of human spaceflight, China has once again launched a manned spacecraft into Earth orbit during a successful Tuesday space shot.

Clad in space suits and tucked inside their Shenzhou 6 spacecraft, Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng left Earth behind at 9:00 p.m. EDT (0100 Oct. 12 GMT) as their 19-story Long March 2F rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, state media reported. A few minutes later, the astronauts were in orbit.

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