The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China`s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)

　　China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country`s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country`s manned space program said here Saturday.

　　The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China`s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012.(Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)