JIUQUAN: A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese Astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Jiuquan in Northwestern China, while in cornor box, Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng
and Liu Boming saluting before the launching of first manned mission, here on Thursday.–Agencies