China launched Shenzhou 16 spacecraft, carrying civilian astronauts to Heavenly Palace

At 9:31 a.m. on May 30 (local time), China launched the Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, carrying the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft, sending three of the country's astronauts to the Tiangong space station.

China launched the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft on the morning of May 30. (Photo: Reuters)

This is the first flight of China's third generation of astronauts and the first time civilian astronauts have participated in a space mission, the China Manned Space Administration said.

The mission of this group of three astronauts includes a five-month intensive research stay in Tiangong, taking over the work from colleagues from the Shenzhou 15 mission - ending a six-month working mission here.

The list of the group of 3 astronauts on the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft includes the head of the delegation, Major General Jing Haipeng, aerospace engineer Zhou Yangzhu, and Mr. Gui Haichao (36 years old) - Professor of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Beihang University). Mr. Gui Haichao is the first civilian in China to fly into space.

Image of 3 Chinese astronauts. (Photo: Reuters)

After the launch of Shenzhou 16, the number of people in Earth's orbit has reached 17, breaking the previous record of 14 set in 2021. In addition to Chinese astronauts, there are 11 Russian and American astronauts working on the International Space Station (ISS).

China says the Tiangong space station will be the first open to all United Nations member states and scientific experiments from 11 different countries will be conducted on it.

Kong Anh (Source: Sputnik)

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