Profile: Wang Yaping, first woman taikonaut to enter China's space station
by Xinhua writers Yuan Quan, Li Guoli
JIUQUAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Frequent goodbyes to her family come hand-in-hand with Wang Yaping's intensive training. This time, however, her goodbye will spark joy in her 5-year-old daughter's eyes as she is "shooting for the stars."
Wang is slated to take part in the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, with the spaceship to be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cen