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Watch China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts enter Tiangong space station (video)

A new video shows the three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 16 mission entering the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (May 30).

Space · May 30, 2023

New record! 17 people are in Earth orbit at the same time right now

The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.

Space · May 30, 2023

China successfully launches new manned spaceship with first civilian on board

China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts, including the first civilian to its space station. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

China to send first civilian astronaut to space station

JIUQUAN (CHINA) - China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.

Bangkok Post · May 29, 2023

China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 16 spacecraft (video)

China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch it live.

Space · May 29, 2023

China to send first civilian into space on Tuesday

China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station tomorrow

The Hindu · May 29, 2023

China outlines plan to land astronauts on Moon before 2030

China plans to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race.

The New Daily · May 29, 2023

China to send its first civilian astronaut into space

Payload expert Gui Haichao will set off for the Tiangong space station as part of a three-person mission on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera · May 29, 2023

China will launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station on May 30

China will send three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of a crew rotation, in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.

Reuters · May 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans for space. Its astronauts on SpaceX's private Ax-2 mission are just the start, official says

Mishaal Ashemimry, special adviser to the CEO of the Saudi Space Commission, discusses the significance of the Ax-2 mission and the nation's ambitious space plans.

Space · May 27, 2023