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.
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.The new Tiangong team will carry out experiments with an eye to the space program's ambitious goal of placing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually constructing a lunar base.The Shenzhou-19 mission took off with its trio of space explorers at 4:27 a.m.
AFP PHOTO'Having been selected for the new crew, taking on a new role, facing new tasks and new challenges, I feel the honor of my mission with a great responsibility,' said Cai.The aerospace veteran added that the crew was now 'fully prepared mentally, technically, physically and psychologically' for the mission ahead.Completing the astronaut lineup is 34-year-old man Song Lingdong.
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