China launches spacecraft ahead of docking test

Monday, October 31, 2011 - 21:30 in Astronomy & Space

BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday ahead of a docking exercise that will be a key test of the rising power's plans to secure a long-term manned foothold in space.

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