China’s Three-Person Crew Arrives at Tiangong Space Station Written 31 October 2024

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Shenzhou-19 spacecraft mounted atop a Long March rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, China in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. | Credit: Ng Han Guan; AP Photo–©

AP News reports, “A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space in competition with the United States, even as it looks for cooperation from other nations. The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months, conducting a variety of experiments and maintaining the structure.”
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