China's new prototype spacecraft 'successfully landed' on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon.
This photo taken on May 5 shows a Long March 5B rocket lifting off from the Wenchang launch site on China's southern Hainan island. AFP/File/STR
The space agency said the vessel was in orbit for two days and 19 hours and had completed a number of experiments. The new prototype expands the number of crew that can be sent into space to six from three in an earlier model. “The successful landing of the new spacecraft from a high orbit also shows China is serious about sending astronauts beyond low Earth orbit – something only NASA has achieved – and eventually sending its astronauts to the Moon,” he added.
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