China launches latest Shenzhou mission with 1 of 3 astronauts preparing for a yearlong stay
Summary
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its Tiangong space station. One astronaut will stay in space for about a year to study how the human body handles long missions.Key Facts
- The launch took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
- The crew includes Zhu Yangzhu (commander), Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying, who is the first astronaut from Hong Kong.
- Lai Ka-ying has a PhD in computer forensics.
- The mission will involve scientific experiments and an in-orbit crew handover with astronauts from the previous Shenzhou 21 mission.
- One astronaut will stay on the space station for a year to study long-duration spaceflight effects.
- China aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030.
- China’s Tiangong space station began hosting astronauts in 2021.
- China developed its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station due to U.S. national security concerns.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.