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“#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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JIUQUAN, China \u2013 Three\u00a0Chinese\u00a0astronauts\u00a0on Thursday flew to an unfinished\u00a0space\u00a0station\u00a0in China\u2019s first crewed\u00a0mission\u00a0since 2016, expanding the country\u2019s already growing near-Earth presence <\/a>and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital\u00a0space.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0astronauts\u00a0rode to Tianhe \u2013 the\u00a0module\u00a0that will be the living quarters of China\u2019s completed\u00a0space\u00a0station\u00a0\u2013 on Shenzhou-12, or \u201cDivine Vessel.\u201d The crew\u00a0boarded the\u00a0module, where they will live for three months, the longest stay in low-Earth orbit by any\u00a0Chinese\u00a0national.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s\u00a0space\u00a0station, due to be finished by the end of 2022, will be the only alternative to the two-decade-old, U.S.-led International\u00a0Space\u00a0Station\u00a0(ISS), which may be retired in 2024.<\/p>\n

If the ISS \u2013 backed mainly by the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada \u2013 is decommissioned, China would be the operator of the only active\u00a0space\u00a0station. That would potentially give it greater power in shaping future norms and regulations for near-Earth\u00a0space, which is already teeming with\u00a0Chinese\u00a0satellites.<\/p>\n

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A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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\u201cAt this current stage, we haven\u2019t considered the participation of international\u00a0astronauts, but their future participation will be guaranteed,\u201d said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China\u2019s manned\u00a0space\u00a0program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m aware that many countries have expressed their wish in this regard,\u201d Zhou told foreign reporters at the Shenzhou launch site in northwestern Gansu province.<\/p>\n

Shenzhou-12 is the third of 11\u00a0missions \u2013 four of which will be crewed \u2013 needed to complete China\u2019s first full-fledged\u00a0space\u00a0station. Construction began in April with the launch of Tianhe, a cylinder-like\u00a0module\u00a0slightly bigger than a city bus.<\/p>\n

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In this image taken from video footage run by China\u2019s CCTV, the docking process in space between the Tianhe core module of China\u2019s space station and a Shenzhou-12 spaceship carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts is seen, Thursday, June 17, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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The Shenzhou-12\u00a0astronauts\u00a0Nie Haisheng, 56, Liu Boming, 54, and Tang Hongbo, 45, will test out technologies on Tianhe including its life-support system. They will also be monitored for how they fare in\u00a0space\u00a0physically and psychologically. An upcoming\u00a0mission\u00a0to the\u00a0space\u00a0station\u00a0will last six months.<\/p>\n

Barred by U.S. law from working with NASA and by extension on the ISS, China has spent the past decade developing technologies to build its own\u00a0space\u00a0station, in addition to planning\u00a0missions to the moon, Mars and other planets.<\/p>\n

China plans to allow Hong Kong\u00a0astronauts\u00a0to join future\u00a0missions, Zhou also said.<\/p>\n

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Chinese astronauts, from left, Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming salute the crowd before boarding Shenzhou-12 Spaceship, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Thursday, June 17, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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\u2018First Baton\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the first crewed flight in the\u00a0space\u00a0station\u00a0(construction) phase, and I\u2019m lucky to be able to have the \u2018first baton\u2019,\u201d Nie told reporters a day before the launch.<\/p>\n

The veteran astronaut has been hailed by his team as a bastion of stability and a teacher figure who constantly challenges others with tough questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as we have him in our hearts, we have nothing to fear,\u201d fellow astronaut Wang Yaping, who is part of the Shenzhou-12 backup team, told state media<\/a> previously.<\/p>\n

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In this image taken from video footage run by China\u2019s CCTV, Chinese astronauts are seen aboard a Shenzhou-12 spaceship in space, Thursday, June 17, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIn our crew, elder brother Nie is like the needle that stills the sea,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Liu Boming, like Nie, was from the first batch of\u00a0astronauts\u00a0selected in the 1990s for China\u2019s\u00a0space\u00a0program.<\/p>\n

Known for his intellect, Liu is often addressed by his colleagues as \u201cLittle Zhuge,\u201d the renowned military strategist who lived in China two millennia ago.<\/p>\n

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Officials stand on the tarmac ahead of the liftoff at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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On the Shenzhou-7\u00a0mission\u00a0in 2008, Liu famously used a crowbar to pry open the hatch after it refused to open.<\/p>\n

Former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, 45, was from a later batch of\u00a0astronauts and trained for more than a decade before being selected for his first\u00a0spaceflight on Shenzhou-12.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve waited for 11 years, and finally I\u2019m ready, and I can contribute my strength,\u201d Tang told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Since 2003, China has launched six crewed\u00a0missions and sent 11\u00a0astronauts\u00a0into\u00a0space, including Zhai Zhigang, who carried out China\u2019s first\u00a0space\u00a0walk ever on the 2008 Shenzhou\u00a0mission.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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