China successfully launches crewed Shenzhou-12 mission
RT, 17 Jun 2021
A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts on board has blasted off from China’s Inner Mongolia in a historic launch that is critical for the completion of the country’s own space station.
The three astronauts – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo – are set to spend three months testing different features on the main component of China’s very own space station, still under construction.