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Xinhua News Agency reported that an official farewell ceremony took place today for the three astronauts participating in the mission, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the northwest of the country.
The spacecraft launched with a crew of three astronauts on board: Zhou Yangzhou, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Li Jiaying. At 8:18 pm (Beijing time), the rocket carrying the vehicle successfully rocketed into space orbit at the specified time.
This mission comes within the framework of the regular rotation of human crews at the Tiangong orbital station, where the new “Shenzhou-23” crew is scheduled to receive tasks from the “Shenzhou-21” mission pioneers, who have so far spent more than 200 days in space managing and operating the station and conducting scientific experiments.
It is noteworthy that the Tiangong station has been continuously inhabited since 2021, and is an essential element in the ambitious Chinese space program.
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