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Added on the 15/09/2023 12:30:49 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency bid farewell to their relatives ahead of the launch of the first manned space mission to the International Space Station since an unprecedented accident in October. IMAGES
Chinese astronauts say goodbye before the launch of the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft, which will take off aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. It will carry mission commander Jing Haipeng on his fourth extra-terrestrial trip, as well as engineer Zhu Yangzhu and Beihang University professor Gui Haichao, the first Chinese civilian in space. IMAGES
The first astronauts for China's new space station bid farewell at a departure ceremony in Jiuquan before their launch on a Long March-2F rocket for the country's longest crewed mission to date. IMAGES
Jiuquan, Jun 16(EFE/EPA).- China will put three astronauts into orbit Thursday on its first manned space mission since 2016 to participate in the fine-tuning work of the Tiangong space station, the country’s space agency told state news.The launch of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft will take place from the Jiuquan satellite launch center in northwest China at 09:22 local time (01:22 GMT) on Thursday, state news Xinhua reported Wednesday.The spacecraft will put astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo into orbit to "verify the main technologies to build and operate the Tiangong station," said Ji Qiming, deputy director of the agency. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY). B-ROLL OF THE LAUNCH SITE FOR THE LONG MARCH-2F CARRIER ROCKET, CARRYING THE SHENZHOU-12, THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCHING, AT THE JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA.
Cape Canaveral (US), Apr 23 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Cristóbal Herrera) NASA and the SpaceX company successfully launched the second manned commercial mission to the Space Station on Friday from Cape Canaveral (US).FOOTAGE OF THE FALCON 9 LAUNCH.