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China's First Female Astronaut Makes Planned Change in Shuttles Orbit

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China's state media said on Sunday that a spacecraft carrying the country's first female astronaut and two male colleagues has made a planned change in its orbit en route to docking with an experimental module. State television said the Shenzhou 9 made the first of five planned changes in its orbit early on Sunday. The capsule is to dock on Monday with the Tiangong 1 orbiting module 343 kilometres (213 miles) above Earth.

China's state media said on Sunday that a spacecraft carrying the country's first female astronaut and two male colleagues has made a planned change in its orbit en route to docking with an experimental module.

State television said the Shenzhou 9 made the first of five planned changes in its orbit early on Sunday.

The capsule is to dock on Monday with the Tiangong 1 orbiting module 343 kilometres (213 miles) above Earth.

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