China launches three astronauts to space station

BEIJING, 06 June 2022, (TON): China launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage.

A live broadcast by state television showed “a Long March-2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel” in Chinese, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:44 a.m.”

Construction of the space station began last year with the launch of the first and largest of its three modules Tianhe the living quarters of visiting astronauts.

The modules Wentian and Mengtian are to be launched in July and October, respectively, docking with Tianhe to form a T-shaped structure.

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