This mission marks another significant step in China’s ongoing efforts in manned space exploration
A send-off ceremony for the three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-20 crewed space mission was held on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
At the command of Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief of China’s manned space programme, astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie set off at 2:26 pm (Beijing Time). As of Thursday, the Shenzhou-19 crew has stayed in the orbiting Tiangong space station for almost six months and is preparing for the arrival of the Shenzhou-20 crew.
The Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 5:17 pm Thursday. — Xinhua
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