China became the third country to send a person into space in 2003 by launching a spaceship that orbited Earth 14 times in less than a day, demonstrating China's ability to independently send people to space for the first time and establishing itself as an emerging space power despite the high costs typically associated with human spaceflight.

1. In 2003, China sent a person into space. China became just the
third country to do so. It sent a spaceship to go around Earth 14
times. It took less than a day. It was very important. China had
never tried this before. Most countries do not send people into
space. It costs a lot of money. China wanted to show the world
that it could do it. China was proud to send people into space.
The trip to space was _________ for them.