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China launches two taikonauts on a month long space mission.
China has successfully launched two taikonauts on a month long mission
into orbit. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert to rendezvous and dock with
the Tiangong 2 orbiting laboratory launched last month.