China will launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station on May 30
Reuters
May 29, 2023 16:00 MYT
May 29, 2023 16:00 MYT
Astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao attend a press conference before the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission to China's space station, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, near Jiuquan, China May 29, 2023. - China Daily/REUTERS
BEIJING: China will send three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of a crew rotation, in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.
The spacecraft Shenzhou-16 will lift off atop a Long March 2F rocket at 9:31 a.m (0131 GMT).