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China sends 3 astronauts on Shenzhou-16 to Chinese Space Station
short by Ashley Paul / on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
China has sent three astronauts to its now fully operational space station as part of crew rotation in the fifth manned mission to the station since 2021. The spacecraft, Shenzhou-16, or Divine Vessel, lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket in the Gobi Desert on Tuesday. The Chinese Space Station was completed in 2022-end after 11 crewed and uncrewed missions.
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