Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station

Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station

Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station Thursday aboard the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, hours after launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center The post Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station appeared first on SpaceNews.

China sends 3 astronauts off to space

Three astronauts will be on a roughly six-month mission to carry out experiments and install protective equipment against space debris. China strives to become a leading celestial power.

China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station

China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further step in the country's ambitions for a crewed mission to the Moon and explore Mars. The Shenzhou 20 spaceship took off as planned atop China’s workhorse Long March 2F rocket at 5:17 p.m. local time (0917 GMT). It will reach the Tiangong about 6.5 hours later. The rocket lifted off from the launch center in Jiuquan, on the ed…

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Its Space Station

China sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on Thursday, in its 15th crewed spaceflight and the 20th overall in the Shenzhou program that started over three decades ago.

China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station

China's latest human spaceflight mission is headed for orbit early Thursday morning (April 24), and you can watch the action live.

Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A spaceship carrying three astronauts docked Thursday with China’s space station in the latest crew rotation, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars.