The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft blasted off from the Gobi Desert in northwest China.
The spacecraft takes three taikonauts – the Chinese word for astronauts – to the Tiangong space station.
In the next six months the taikonauts will make space journeys and conduct experiments, with the aim of gaining knowledge and wisdom to finally put a man on the Moon in 2030.
Read more about the story here, and why some in Washington view China’s space ambitions as a threat.
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