China to send another 3 astronauts to its space station on Saturday
2021-10-15 09:04:38 source：CGTN
October 14, 2021
Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu will head to the core module of China's space station at 12:23 a.m. Beijing Time on October 16 (4:23 p.m. GMT on October 15), China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Thursday during a press briefing.
The mission, called Shenzhou-13, is the second of the four manned missions for the construction of China's space station, Tiangong.
The trio will stay in space for six months, the longest ever in-orbit duration for taikonauts.
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