Shenzhou-9 6 12 2012

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China names 2 women shortlisted for Shenzhou-9 space mission

Pilots, 32 and 33, would become the first Chinese woman in space.

Liu Yang named as first Chinese astronaut in space

Thirty-three-year-old pilot to be on board Shenzhou-9 when it blasts off on Saturday

A photo taken June 9, 2012 shows the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket been moved to the launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province.

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