China launches spacecraft with crew to space station: report

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe attend a naval ceremony before launching the rocket.

Beijing:

China on Sunday launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, according to state media.

A Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel” in Chinese, was launched at 10:44 a.m. local time (0244 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, state media reported. .

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