JIUQUAN, Gansu, June 10 (Xinhua) -- A press conference to brief on the launch of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft will be held by China's space program headquarters at 3 p.m. Monday.
The press conference will be broadcast live by China National Radio, China Central Television (CCTV), China Radio International, Xinhuanet.com, people.com.cn, CCTV.com and China.com.cn.
The spacecraft crew will then speak to the press at 5:30 p.m..
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