Shenzhou-21 Lifts Off for 3.5-Hour Docking with Tianhe Module
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.
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