China Launches Shenzhou-23 Mission, Astronaut to Spend Year in Orbit
China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its Tiangong space station, with one astronaut slated to remain in orbit for a year. This mission is part of China's broader ambitions for space exploration, including a planned moon landing by 2030.
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China’s Shenzhou-23 astronauts blast off on space station mission
China’s Shenzhou-23 astronauts blast off on space station mission.
Read full article →Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission
China’s latest space mission, which includes Hong Kong’s first astronaut, lifted off on Sunday night. The Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China’s Gansu province at 11.08pm local time on Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The rocket left the launchpad with a deafening blast and sent massive clouds of sand high up into the sky. The crew included Lai Ka-ying, the Hong Kong police...
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Read full article →China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions - The Straits Times
China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions The Straits Times
Read full article →China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time, a crucial step in Beijing’s ambition to send humans to the Moon by 2030. The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08pm (local time) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China’s northwestern Gobi Desert, video from state broadcaster CCTV showed. The spacecraft separated from the rocket around 10 min...
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Read full article →China launches rocket to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
The Shenzhou-23 mission will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time.
Read full article →LIVE: Special coverage of Shenzhou XXIII manned spaceflight launch - China Daily
LIVE: Special coverage of Shenzhou XXIII manned spaceflight launch China Daily
Read full article →China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China has sent astronauts to its space station nearly a dozen times amid a growing US-China lunar race
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Read full article →China launches year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China on Sunday sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station, including one set for a record one-year stay, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as...
Read full article →China successfully launches Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft to Chinese space station - Global Times
China successfully launches Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft to Chinese space station Global Times
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