China Launches Shenzhou-11 Spacecraft With Two Crew Members

China Launches Shenzhou-11 Spacecraft With Two Crew Members
by Staff Writers
Beijing (Sputnik) Oct 17, 2016

File image of a Shenzhou CZ-2F launch.

China launched on Monday a manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 with two astronauts on board, local media reported.

The spacecraft was launched at 7:30 a.m. local time (23:30 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gobi Desert.

The launch was broadcasted by the China Central Television (CCTV).

The crew consists of Maj. Gen. Jing Haipeng and Col. Chen Dong.

The spacecraft is expected to dock with China's space laboratory Tiangong-2, which was launched aboard a carrier rocket on September 15, from the same launch site.

According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Tiangong-2 has begun conducting in-orbit tests on September 23.

Source: Sputnik News

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China to launch manned spacecraft: Xinhua
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2016
China will launch a manned space mission on Monday, official media said, as the Asian giant works towards setting up its own space station. Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will be on board the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft as it blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. They will arrive at China's orb ... read more

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