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Chinese
astronauts Jing Haipeng (L) and Chen Dong salute during the send-off ceremony
of the Shenzhou-11 manned space mission, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
in north-western Gansu Province, on October 17, 2016 ©- (AFP)
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China launched two
astronauts into space on Monday, official media said, on a mission to its
orbiting laboratory as the country works towards setting up its own space
station.
