China To Launch 2nd Manned Space Flight On October 12

UNDATED: (CHINA OUT) Fei Junlong, reported as one of the favourite candidate who will pilot the Shenzhou VI, waves to his colleagues during a training at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in 2005, in Jiuquan of Gansu Province, northwest China. China will launch its second manned space flight on October 12 from the center, after a crucial ruling Communist Party meeting concludes in Beijing on October 11. The Shenzhou VI will carry two astronauts and orbit the earth for five days, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)