China launches new Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship

China launches new Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship

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China launched a new Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship to its space station.

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The spaceship will be in motion for five months.

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The crew included the first civilian to be sent to space by the nation.

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Gui Haichao, a professor at Beihang University in Beijing regarded as a payload specialist was among the three astronauts.

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Mission’s commander Jing Haipeng is also making history by becoming the first Chinese astronaut to go into space for a record fourth time.

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