The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft was launched on Thursday at 04:22 Moscow time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located on the border
The mission will be the longest running spaceChina's piloted mission to date and the first in nearly five years as Beijing pushes ahead with its ambitious program to secure a space power.
There are three astronauts on board the ship:Nie Haisheng, Tang Hongbo, and also Liu Boming, who made his first flight. They will spend three months aboard the station: during this time, the crew will assemble and connect equipment that is delivered by cargo ships.
Later, two laboratory modules will be launched into orbit, they will be docked to the base one, and it is also planned to launch two manned and four cargo spacecraft.
In total, it will take 11 launches and a little over a year to complete the construction.
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