China has sent its first woman into orbit.<br /><br />33-year-old Liu Yang is one of three astronauts who will attempt a critical docking as part of the country's ambitious space programme.<br /><br />This is China's fourth manned space mission over the past decade. It comes as the United States has curtailed such launches amid financial constraints and shifting priorities.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
