China says launch of Shenzhou VIII successful 神舟八号飞船成功发射升空 BEIJING - Commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Chang Wanquan announced early Tuesday that the launch of Shenzhou-8 unmanned spa
...5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Ignite! Go! On October 15, 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province. Spraying a mass of