A pair of rookie Chinese taikonauts joined veteran commander Cai Xuzhe for a 6 1/2-hr. ride to China’s Tiangong space station to kick off a planned six-month increment. The trio lifted off aboard a Long March 2F rocket at 4:27 p.m. EDT Oct. 29/4:27 a.m. Oct. 30 local time from the Jiuquan Satellite...
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