China conducted an urgent unmanned ******* ecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its ******* e station without a means of getting back to Earth.
The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.
Recent Shenzhou missions have been used to crew China's Tiangong ******* e station, exchanging teams of three astronauts every six months.
Shenzhou-22 was originally slated for a crewed launch in 2026.
But it wa
The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.
Recent Shenzhou missions have been used to crew China's Tiangong ******* e station, exchanging teams of three astronauts every six months.
Shenzhou-22 was originally slated for a crewed launch in 2026.
But it wa
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