China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030
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The mission comes against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in space.
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China to send first civilian astronaut to space station
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China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030
China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by…
China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday as it pursues its ambitious plans for a manned lunar landing by 2030.
By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, marking another step forward for the country’s ambitious space program.
The crew, including China's first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three now aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission.
China's space program officials said on Monday they have plans to expand its space station, along with launching a crewed mission to the moon before 2030.
China on Tuesday successfully launched a manned mission into space with a final destination of its newly completed orbital space station, China's space agency said.
BEIJING (AP) — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop …
Three Chinese astronauts were launched into space on May 30, 2023, to go to the country's orbiting space station. China wants to put astronauts back on the moon by the end of 2030.
Three more astronauts, including China's first civilian in space, have reached China's Tiangong space station, key to Beijing's plans of building a moon base by 2030.
The Shenzhou-16 mission is China's fifth manned mission to its Tiangong space station. The space outpost is key to China's plans of building a Moon base by 2030.
The spacecraft, Shenzhou-16, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert in northwest…
China sent veteran astronaut Jing Haipeng into space with two first-time cadets, including one who is a civilian. They will spend five months at the Tiangong Space Station.
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