The three-person crew is headed to China's own space station, the Tianhe—or Heavenly Harmony—for three months.
China launched three astronauts Thursday morning in the country's first manned space mission in the past five years.
Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming were launched to the Tianhe space station on Thursday morning.China launched the first three crew members on a mission to its new space station Thursday in its first crewed mission in five years. The two veteran astronauts and a newcomer making his first space flight are heading to the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, station for a three-month stay in its main living compartment where they will carry out experiments, test equipment, conduct maintenance and prepare the station for receiving two additional modules next year.
The rocket used Thursday is of a different type and the components that will reenter are expected to burn up long before they could be a danger, said Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Space Agency.
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