China's astronauts ready to enter space lab module

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BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- In their blue astronaut uniform, the crew of three astronauts onboard China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft are ready to enter the Tiangong-1 space lab module, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
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