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Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft : Launched With Three Astronauts

Kumari Sonali

Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft : Launched With Three Astronauts

China’s Shenzhou-16 spacecraft has been launched with three astronauts, including the first Chinese civilian, to the Tiangong space station.

  • Aim of the mission is to replace the crew of Shenzhou-15 and conduct tests and experiments over the next five months.
  • Tiangong Space Station is a Chinese space station being built in low Earth orbit as a part of the China Manned Space Program.
  • Altitude Between 340 and 450 kilometres above the Earth
  • Long-term operation for at least ten years
  •  China is the third country to send astronauts and build a space station, after US and Russia.

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