China to send three male astronauts for 3-month stay in its new space station
The Hindu
Although there will not be any female astronaut in the Shenzhou-12 crewed mission, they will participate in every following flight mission, Yang Liwei said.
China on Monday announced plans to send three male astronauts to its space station next month for a three-month stay, a day after the successful docking of a cargo spacecraft with it, hoping to achieve yet another milestone in its ambitious space programme. The country launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant which had successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Combined with Tianhe, Tianzhou-2 will replenish Tianhe’s propellant, it said.More Related News
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