Hugely prestigious event for China as Beijing prepares to mark 100th anniversary of ruling Communist party
The first astronauts for China’s new space station are due to blast off for the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.
The trio will launch on a Long March-2F rocket for the Tiangong station, where they will spend three months.
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