The first Chinese manned space

The first Chinese manned space mission is tentatively scheduled for liftoff at 9 a.m. Beijing time Oct. 15 (2 p.m. EDT Oct. 14) from the Jiuquan launch site in the Gobi Desert. While still shrouding the mission in secrecy, the Chinese last week announced plans to provide live television coverage of...

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