Shenzhou X takes off on 11 June 2013. It is China's fifth manned space mission. The mission had a crew of three astronauts: Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. The Shenzhou spacecraft docks with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on June 13, and the astronauts perform physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board. Shenzhou 10 is the final mission to Tiangong 1 in this portion of the Tiangong program. [Photo/81.cn]
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