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Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station

Space Daily Wednesday, 23 April 2025 ()
Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) April 23, 2025

China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-20 mission is scheduled to blast off at 5:17 pm on Thursday (0917 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the
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