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Liu Yang astronaut Shenzhou-9

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Liu Yang: China's first female astronaut sent into space
China sent Liu Yang – its first woman astronaut — into orbit on Saturday, along with two others, to achieve the country's first manual space docking.
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Liu Yang astronaut Shenzhou-9

Chinese first woman astronaut Liu Yang salutes as she was introduced during a press conference at the Jiuquan space base, north China's Gansu province on June 15, 2012.

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