{"id":664952,"date":"2025-04-24T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chinese-astronauts-set-to-blast-off-for-space-station\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:40:11","slug":"chinese-astronauts-set-to-blast-off-for-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-astronauts-set-to-blast-off-for-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese astronauts set to blast off for space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e9ffaf5d7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e9ffaf5d7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-astronauts-set-to-blast-off-for-space-station\/#Jewel_in_the_crown\" >Jewel in the crown<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/the-long-march-2f-carr.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/the-long-march-2f-carr.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, is seen encased in blue scaffolding on the launch pad.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/the-long-march-2f-carr.jpg\" alt=\"The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, is seen encased in blue scaffolding on the launch pad\" title=\"The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, is seen encased in blue scaffolding on the launch pad.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, is seen encased in blue scaffolding on the launch pad.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>China will send a new team of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, as the country marches toward its ambition of becoming a space power to rival the dominance of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has pumped billions of dollars into its space program in recent years in an effort to achieve what President Xi Jinping describes as the Chinese people&#8217;s &#8220;space dream&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s second-largest economy has bold plans to send a crewed mission to the moon by the end of the decade and eventually build a base on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p>It will mark its latest milestone on Thursday, when the Shenzhou-20 mission will ferry a team of three astronauts to the country&#8217;s self-built Tiangong space station.<\/p>\n<p>The all-male trio will blast off at 5:17 pm (0917 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country&#8217;s remote northwestern desert, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).<\/p>\n<p>Leading the mission is Chen Dong, 46, a former fighter pilot and veteran space explorer who in 2022 became the first Chinese astronaut to clock up more than 200 cumulative days in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The other two crew members &#8212; 40-year-old former air force pilot Chen Zhongrui, and 35-year-old former space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> engineer Wang Jie &#8212; will be embarking on their first space flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/chinas-space-programme.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/chinas-space-programme.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"China's space program is the third to put humans in orbit and has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/chinas-space-programme.jpg\" alt=\"China's space programme is the third to put humans in orbit and has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon\" title=\"China's space program is the third to put humans in orbit and has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                China&#8217;s space program is the third to put humans in orbit and has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Today, I am on the point of realizing my dream of flying in space,&#8221; Chen Zhongrui told a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference on Wednesday arranged to introduce the astronauts to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The crew will work on Tiangong for six months, carrying out experiments in physics and life <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>s and installing protective equipment against space debris.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, they will also bring aboard planarians \u2013- aquatic flatworms known for their regenerative abilities.<\/p>\n<p>The team will also conduct spacewalks, replenish supplies and carry out <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> maintenance on the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Three astronauts currently aboard Tiangong are scheduled to return to Earth on April 29 after completing handover procedures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jewel_in_the_crown\"><\/span>Jewel in the crown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During a government tour on Wednesday afternoon, AFP journalists saw the rocket ensconced in a sky-blue launch tower, surrounded by red flags as workers in blue jumpsuits made final checks before the launch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/astronauts-for-chinas.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/astronauts-for-chinas.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Astronauts for China\u2019s Shenzhou-20 space mission (L-R) Wang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui wave during a press conference a day before the launch of the mission.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/astronauts-for-chinas.jpg\" alt=\"Astronauts for China\u2019s Shenzhou-20 space mission (L-R) Wang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui wave during a press conference a day before the launch of the mission\" title=\"Astronauts for China\u2019s Shenzhou-20 space mission (L-R) Wang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui wave during a press conference a day before the launch of the mission.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Astronauts for China\u2019s Shenzhou-20 space mission (L-R) Wang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui wave during a press conference a day before the launch of the mission.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>China&#8217;s space program is the third to put humans in orbit and has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the moon as it seeks parity with the world&#8217;s two most established celestial powers, the United States and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Crewed by rotating teams of three astronauts every six months, Tiangong &#8212; whose name means &#8220;celestial palace&#8221; in Chinese &#8212; is the jewel in its crown.<\/p>\n<p>China has been excluded from the International Space Station since 2011, when the United States banned NASA from collaborating with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>It has since sought to bring other countries into its space program, and in February signed a deal with longtime ally Pakistan to bring the first foreign astronaut aboard Tiangong.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this process, &#8220;two Pakistani astronauts will be selected to come to China for training&#8221;, the CMSA confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \u00a9 2025 AFP\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChinese astronauts set to blast off for space station (2025, April 24)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 24 April 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2025-04-chinese-astronauts-blast-space-station.html\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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