JIUQUAN, CHINA — Three Chinese astronauts including the country’s only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a “dream” mission to the Tiangong space
station in the early hours of Wednesday.
Among the crew is Wang Haoze, 34, China’s only woman spaceflight engineer, according to the China Manned Space Agency . She is the third Chinese woman to take part in a crewed mission. The space agency deemed the launch a “complete success”, Xinhua said, adding that about 10 minutes after taking off, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit.
Headed by Cai Xuzhe, the team will return to Earth in late April or early May next year, CMSA Deputy Director Lin Xiqiang said at a separate press event ahead of the launch.
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