Shenzhou 9 Launched

China launched the Shenzhou 9 mission to the Tiangong 1 space station module earlier today.  So far, all seems to be going well.

The main goal of the mission will be docking with Tiangong.  Two dockings are planned-- one automatic and one manual.  The flight is scheduled to last thirteen days, much of which the crew, which includes one woman, will spend conducting experiments in the module.