Basking in glory after its first manned space launch, China has set its sights on putting three people into space for a week, the China News Service said on Tuesday, citing a space official.

The Shenzhou VI was expected to blast off within the next two years, it reported.

China's second manned space flight will take place within two years but the launch could be moved up, the Chengdu Evening News cited Xu Dazhe, vice general manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, as saying.

Compared with Shenzhou V, which lifted China's first man into orbit earlier this month, Shenzhou VI will have more interior space to accommodate three astronauts rather than one, Xu said.

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