By Li Hongmei

Spacewatchers are in "countdown hold" as the launch of China's Shenzhou- 10 is likely to take place within June and before August, according to a CCTV brief news report.

The spacecraft and its Long March-2F rocket are at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest Gansu province. China's heaviest rocket ever launched will take three astronauts to Tiangong space station.

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