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China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. The world's second-largest economy has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space programme in a push to catch up with the United States and Russia. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee reports from Beijing, China.
The Shenzhou-16 crew takes off atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. IMAGES
China sends a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-17 blasted off from the Jiuquan launch site in arid northwest China at 11:14 am (0314 GMT) Thursday, carrying a three-astronaut team with the youngest average age since the space station's construction. IMAGES
Two Chinese astronauts were sent into orbit on Monday, to spend a month aboard a space laboratory that is part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.
China sends three astronauts to its Tiangong space station, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time. IMAGES
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