Photo taken on June 13, 2012 shows the lauching tower of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission featuring a female astronaut.
