CHINA WILL SEND its first woman into space on Saturday.
Female fighter pilot Lui Yang (34) and two male colleagues will be launched aboard the Shenzou 9 spacecraft to work on a new space station for about a week.
“From day one I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts,” Ms Liu told state broadcaster CCTV. The BBC reported:
I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.
The operation will make China only the third country in the world to set up a permanent base in orbit.
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