China's dream of flying into outer space will soon come true.China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft "Shenzhou IV" in December 2002， at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. This has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own—following Russia and the US. Officials  said  "Shenzou V"， a manned spacecraft， is expected to be launched later in 2003.

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飞向太空——中国人民梦寐以求的愿望即将实现了！中国神舟四号无人驾驶飞船于2002年12月在甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空，中国因此有望成为继俄罗斯和美国后第三个实现载人飞行的国家。有官员说，神舟五号载人飞船预计2003年内晚些时候发射。