China Launches Shenzhou-15 For Its First Space Station Handover

Long March 2F

A Long March 2F launches from Jiquan, China.

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SINGAPORE—The crewmembers of Shenzhou-15 have arrived at the Tiangong space station to replace the astronauts aboard, following their launch on a Long March 2F. The rocket carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:08 p.m. local...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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