China launches new crew to Tiangong space station, in push for lunar ambitions

China launches new crew to Tiangong space station, in push for lunar ambitions

China on the early hours of Wednesday completed the successful launch of Shenzhou-19 spacecraft, carrying a three-person crew to the Tiangong space station. The spacecraft took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 4.27am (local time), propelled by a Long March-2F rocket, a key component of the nation’s crewed missions. State … Read more