Headline: UNCAPTIONED: China Launches Astronauts on Record Space Mission Ahead of Moon Goal
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China Launches Astronauts on Record Space Mission Ahead of Moon Goal. China has launched three astronauts to its Tiangong space station as Beijing pushes toward its goal of landing humans on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasted off from northwest China carrying commander Zhu Yangzhu, pilot Zhang Yuanzhi and payload specialist Li Jiaying — the first astronaut from Hong Kong to join a Chinese space mission. One crew member will remain in orbit for a full year, marking China’s longest human space mission ever and allowing scientists to study the long-term effects of space travel on the human body. The mission comes as competition with the United States intensifies in the new lunar race. China also plans to test advanced docking systems needed for future moon missions and eventually hopes to build a permanent lunar base with Russia by 2035.
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Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,China,Shenzhou-23,Tiangong,moon landing goal by 2030,Zhu Yangzhu,Zhang Yuanzhi,Li Jiaying,record-length space mission,human spaceflight research,lunar race with the United States,advanced docking systems,planned lunar base with Russia by 2035
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