Wang Xin, a female pilot from the People's Liberation Army Air Force, flies a helicopter to bring supplies directly to quake-hit Lushan county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 24, 2013. [Photo by Liu Chang/Asianewsphoto]
China launched its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, on Thursday night, which space officials said will become the country’s largest scientific platform in space.