NAPLES, Italy - On June 16, 33-year-old Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to reach space when she and two male crewmates blasted off aboard the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft. Two days later ...

On board the Shenzhou 9 will be another first: the Sally Ride of China. Liu Yang, a 34-year-old fighter pilot, will become China's first female astronaut to travel into space. After conquering a ...