The Long March 2F rocket on the launch pad. Credit: Xinhua

The Shenzhou-10 launch escape system and payload fairing ready for stacking on CZ-2F rocket.

Shenzhou-10, at Jiuquan in June 2013. Credit: Chinanews.com

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• The Long March 2F rocket rolled about one mile from an assembly building to the launch pad at the Jiuquan space center, a military-run base in northwest China's Gobi desert.
  It took an hour to complete the rollout, according to China's state-run CCTV television network. Sitting atop a mobile launch platform, the Long March 2F was towed along dual rail tracks amid throngs of employees and guests at the remote launch base.
• The rocket and China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft reached the launch pad at about 10:15 a.m. Beijing time.