NEW : Wu Ping wins coveted spot to be China 's third woman in space . Launch time is set for Friday afternoon local time in northwest China 's province . Liu Yang has been selected to join two male astronauts , Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang , as part of a three-person crew aboard the Shenzhou-9 , according to China 's manned space docking program , which says the mission will last 10 days . China aims to be first nation to perform a space docking . China aspires to build a space station and conduct manned mission to the moon .
NEW : Wu Ping wins coveted spot to be China 's third woman in space . Launch time is set for Friday afternoon local time in northwest China 's province . China aims to be first nation to perform a space docking . China aspires to build a space station and conduct manned mission to the moon .