The spacecraft and its carrier rocket were moved to a launch platform Saturday . Female astronauts may be among the three-person crew , Xinhua reports . Final selection will be decided `` on the very last condition , '' Xinhua cites official as saying . The spacecraft , called the Shenzhou-9 and its carrier rocket , the Long March-2F , were moved to a launch platform in northwest China 's Gansu province Saturday to allow scientists to conduct tests before the launch , according to Xinhua . China is planning to send two female astronauts, one male and one female, into space in 2016.
The spacecraft and its carrier rocket were moved to a launch platform Saturday . Female astronauts may be among the three-person crew , Xinhua reports . Final selection will be decided `` on the very last condition , '' Xinhua cites official as saying . China is planning to send two female astronauts, one male and one female, into space in 2016.