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China sends its youngest crew to space
Updated On: 27 October, 2023 08:27 AM IST | DONGFENG AEROSPACE CITY | Agencies
The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11.14 am
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A Long March-2F rocket with the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft. Pic/AP
China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.
The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11.14 am.
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