China Lofts Shenzhou-23 Mission With First Hong Kong Astronaut

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Left to right, Lai Ka-ying, Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan.

Credit: State media Xinhua
SINGAPORE–China has launched three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station in what is expected to become the country’s longest planned human spaceflight mission to date. The crew also includes the first astronaut from Hong Kong. The Long March-2F rocket lifted off...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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