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Jiuquan, Jun 16(EFE/EPA).- China will put three astronauts into orbit Thursday on its first manned space mission since 2016 to participate in the fine-tuning work of the Tiangong space station, the country’s space agency told state news.The launch of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft will take place from the Jiuquan satellite launch center in northwest China at 09:22 local time (01:22 GMT) on Thursday, state news Xinhua reported Wednesday.The spacecraft will put astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo into orbit to "verify the main technologies to build and operate the Tiangong station," said Ji Qiming, deputy director of the agency. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY). B-ROLL OF THE LAUNCH SITE FOR THE LONG MARCH-2F CARRIER ROCKET, CARRYING THE SHENZHOU-12, THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCHING, AT THE JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA.
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 launches its longest manned space mission, sending two astronauts into orbit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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