Pictures>> Shenzhou-10 astronauts attend setting-out ceremony
Pictures>> Three astronauts of Shenzhou-10 mission meet media
This video grab taken from the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft greeting the nation and the Chinese in the global for the Dragon Boat Festival, on June 12, 2013. The words on the paper read "Happy Dragon Boat Festival!" (Xinhua/Wang Sijang)
Profile: Chinese astronaut Nie Haisheng
Profile: Shenzhou-10 astronaut Zhang Xiaoguang
Profile: Female astronaut Wang Yaping
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