China launches second unmanned Shenzhou capsule

In another move to put humans into space, China early Wednesday launched an unmanned Shenzhou 2 capsule atop a Long March 2F rocket, the Chinese Xinhua News Service reported. The launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province was China's second in a series of flights...

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