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China's first manned space flight, carrying astronaut Chinese air force Lt. Col. Yang Liwei, climbs away from new pad facilities at the Jiuquan launch site in the Gobi Desert. The 192-ft. Long March 2F lifted off on 1.3 million lb. of thrust from its four liquid strap-on boosters and four first...
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