China launches Shenzhou-12 spacecraft
epa09278501 The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12, takes off from the launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, near Jiuquan, China, 17 June 2021. China launched the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft carrying three crew members Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming to the orbiting Tianhe core module for a three-month mission on 17 June. The mission is China’s first manned spaceflight in almost five years. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
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