China Sends Shenzhou-18 Crew To Tiangong Space Station

Shenzhou-18 blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Credit: State media Xinhua
China successfully sent the Shenzhou-18 crewed spacecraft into orbit April 25 to bring a new set of crew members to the Tiangong space station and replace the Shenzhou-17 crew who have been in space for six months. The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-18 lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite...
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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