Shenzhou-21 Crew Sent Off at Jiuquan Launch Center
Shenzhou-21 crew Zhang Hongzhang, Zhang Lu and Wu Fei receive a ceremonial send-off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Chinese mainland.
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Shenzhou-21 crew Zhang Hongzhang, Zhang Lu and Wu Fei receive a ceremonial send-off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Chinese mainland.
Shenzhou-21 launched from the Chinese mainland at 11:44 p.m. Beijing Time, carrying astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for a rapid docking with the Tianhe core module.
Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang met the press ahead of Friday’s 11:44 p.m. launch of Shenzhou-21 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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