China on Tuesday sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit. It launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, as reported by CNN.
According to CNN, the three Shenzhou-16 astronauts launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the desert of China’s Gansu province at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning headed for the Tiangong space station orbiting Earth. It is China’s fifth manned mission to the space station since 2021.
The Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao crew will be taking over from the Shenzhou-15 astronauts, who have been at China’s newly completed Tiangong space station since November.
The crew aboard the station were pictured watching the launch of their replacement crew via live stream. The two crews were expected to meet at the station around 6.5 hours time after the launch, CNN reported citing state media.
China on Tuesday sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit. It launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, as reported by CNN.
According to CNN, the three Shenzhou-16 astronauts launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the desert of China’s Gansu province at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning headed for the Tiangong space station orbiting Earth. It is China’s fifth manned mission to the space station since 2021.
The Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao crew will be taking over from the Shenzhou-15 astronauts, who have been at China’s newly completed Tiangong space station since November.
The crew aboard the station were pictured watching the launch of their replacement crew via live stream. The two crews were expected to meet at the station around 6.5 hours time after the launch, CNN reported citing state media.
China on Tuesday sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit. It launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, as reported by CNN.
According to CNN, the three Shenzhou-16 astronauts launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the desert of China’s Gansu province at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning headed for the Tiangong space station orbiting Earth. It is China’s fifth manned mission to the space station since 2021.
The Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao crew will be taking over from the Shenzhou-15 astronauts, who have been at China’s newly completed Tiangong space station since November.
The crew aboard the station were pictured watching the launch of their replacement crew via live stream. The two crews were expected to meet at the station around 6.5 hours time after the launch, CNN reported citing state media.
China on Tuesday sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit. It launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, as reported by CNN.
According to CNN, the three Shenzhou-16 astronauts launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the desert of China’s Gansu province at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning headed for the Tiangong space station orbiting Earth. It is China’s fifth manned mission to the space station since 2021.
The Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao crew will be taking over from the Shenzhou-15 astronauts, who have been at China’s newly completed Tiangong space station since November.
The crew aboard the station were pictured watching the launch of their replacement crew via live stream. The two crews were expected to meet at the station around 6.5 hours time after the launch, CNN reported citing state media.
