The Long March 5B rocket takes off from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan.
LIFTOFF. A Long March 5B rocket lifts off from the Wenchang launch site on China's southern Hainan island on May 5, 2020. Photo by STR/AFP
"The new spaceship will give China an advantage in the area of human spaceflight over Japan and Europe," said Chen Lan, an independent analyst at GoTaikonauts.com, which specializes in China's space program. Beijing has launched several spacecraft since 1999 and the previous vessel, the Shenzhou, was modeled after Russia's Soyuz.
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