China has sent astronauts to live on its space station, the second permanent outpost in orbit.
China has launched its Shenzhou-15 spacecraft from the Gobi Desert, carrying astronauts to its newly-built Tiangong space station.Three astronauts will live on the station for six months, before being replaced by another crew.
China is not part of the International Space Station, and has been excluded since 2011 after the United States banned Nasa from interacting with the country.The spacecraft Shenzhou-15 or "Divine Vessel" lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert in north-west China. China's space programme has previously landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon, and it was the third country to put humans in orbit.Dr Christian Feichtinger, executive director of the International Astronautical Federation, told Chinese state television channel CCTV he thought "the world is actually watching" China's growing space capabilities.Covid lockdowns and protests.
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