China launches a rocket carrying three astronauts to its space station to replace three others who have been aboard since last October, the agency in charge of the country's human spaceflight program says.
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China on Thursday (Apr 25) launched a manned spaceship into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Long March-2F carrier rocket blasted off the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts on board.
The space mission is China’s first manned mission this year and 32nd manned flight so far.
The flight is scheduled to reach the Tiangong space station 6.5 hours after launch.
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Three astronauts will spend six months on China's space station. Some experts worry China's ambitious space program could pose a threat to U.S. space superiority and military effectiveness.
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