China Places Six Astronauts In Orbit On Its Space Station For First Time

China has successfully sent a new team of astronauts to its Tiangong space station, a significant achievement that not only marks the country’s first in-orbit crew handover but possibly also the beginning of continuous occupancy at the station.

A Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft with three astronauts to China's Tiangong space station, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province late Tuesday.   | CNS / VIA AFP-JIJI

The rendezvous in space marks a milestone for China’s rapidly advancing space program as Beijing aims to catch up with and eventually surpass the United States as the dominant power in space.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/11/30/asia-pacific/china-space-us-military-pla/

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