China launches Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its ****** e station, including one set to stay in ****** e for a year.
The ****** ecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
The astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has a doctoral degree in computer forensics, is the first astronaut from the city on a ****** e mission.
The crew is set to conduct dozens of science and application projects, state media said. They are also expected to complete an in-orbit rotation with the crew of Shenzhou 21, who has been at the Tiangong ****** e station for more than 200 days.
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JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its ****** e station, including one set to stay in ****** e for a year.
The ****** ecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
The astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has a doctoral degree in computer forensics, is the first astronaut from the city on a ****** e mission.
The crew is set to conduct dozens of science and application projects, state media said. They are also expected to complete an in-orbit rotation with the crew of Shenzhou 21, who has been at the Tiangong ****** e station for more than 200 days.
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