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

cde.news desk 29 May 2023, 18:20 · 1 min read

epa10661395 Astronauts (L-R) Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu, salute during a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 29 May 2023. The Shenzhou-16 manned space flight mission is expected to be launched on 30 May, and will transport three Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) – 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.

The spacecraft Shenzhou-16 will lift off atop a Long March 2F rocket at 9:31 a.m (0131 GMT).

Photo: Astronauts (L-R) Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu, salute during a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI