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China successfully launches first crewed mission to construct space station

China on Thursday successfully launched its crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its space station's core module Tianhe for a three-month mission

China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June for 3 months

A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit

China delays supply mission to new space station for technical reasons

China postponed a supply mission to its new space station Thursday for unspecified technical reasons

China's spacecraft lands on Mars, closing gap with US in space exploration

A China National Space Administration (CNSA) lander from the Tianwen-1, which has been in orbit since February, touched down on Utopia Planitia, a large plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars

China launches core module for its first permanent space station: Know more

China on Thursday launched the core module for its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long-term. The Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony," module blasted into space atop a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan, marking another major advance for the country's space exploration program that has chalked up a series of accomplishments in recent months. The launch begins the first of 11 missions necessary to construct and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. The astronauts will live on the station for six months at a time. China's space programme has also recently brought back the first new lunar samples in more than 40 years and expects to land a probe and rover on the surface of Mars later next month.

Chinese space station carrying toxic fuel to crash on Earth: Facts to know

Tiangong-1 space station might be carrying a highly toxic and corrosive fuel called hydrazine on board