CrackitToday App

China has launched the Shenzhou-21 mission to its Tiangong Space Station

Kumari Sonali

China has launched the Shenzhou-21 mission to its Tiangong Space Station:

China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert, marking another achievement in its expanding space programme. The mission lifted off at 11:44 pm local time (1544 GMT) aboard a Long March-2F rocket and is set to dock with the Tiangong Space Station within a few hours. The crew includes Commander Zhang Lu, Engineer Wu Fei, and Specialist Zhang Hongzhang, who will stay in orbit for six months conducting research and maintenance work.Among the crew, Wu Fei, aged 32, has made history as China’s youngest astronaut to enter orbit.

...Read more on our test console

...Read these too

  • Shenzhou-18 Mission : China

    Shenzhou-18 Mission : China China launched the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft carrying a three-member crew to its orbiting Tiangong space station. The mission is part of China’s ambitious space program, which aims…

  • Zebrafish : Part Of China Shenzhou-18 Mission

    Zebrafish : Part Of China Shenzhou-18 Mission Chinese astronauts successfully reared four zebrafish in space which was part of the Shenzhou-18 mission. Zebrafish is a small (2-3 cm long) freshwater…

  • China Space Station

    China Space Station: China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end.…