China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft crewed by three astronauts. The Long March 2F rocket carrying the spaceship took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.
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It is heading to China’s space station and will relieve the crew of Shenzhou-15. The crew will conduct scientific experiments and maintenance on space station equipment. It is the fifth crewed mission China to its space station since it first sent astronauts in 2021.
