China Launches FirstUnmanned SpacecraftChina on Sunday completed its first unmanned test of aspacecraft meant to carry astronauts,a breakthrough thatcould mean a manned mission is just months away.China is striving to become the third country,after theUnited States and former Soviet Union,to put humanbeings in outer space.Its space program is a symbol ofnational strength.The craft orbited the earth 14 times during about 21 China Launches FirstUnmanned SpacecraftChina on Sunday completed its first unmanned test of aspacecraft intended to carry astronauts, a breakthrough thatcould mean a manned mission is just months away. China is striving to become the third country, after the United States and the former Soviet Union, to put humanbeings in outer space.Its space program is a symbol ofnational strength. The craft orbited the earth 14 times during about 21