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China's Shenzhou-12 launch declared ‘success’

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Jiuquan, Jun 16 (EFE/EPA).- The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-12 took off successfully on Thursday at 9.22 am (01:22 GMT) with three astronauts on board in the country's first manned mission to space since 2016.The spacecraft took off at the scheduled time from the Jiuqian satellite launch center, in the northwest of the country, on the Long March-2F rocket, according to images broadcast live on state television CGTN.Shenzhou-12 is putting astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo into orbit to participate in the fine-tuning of the Tiangong space station that the country plans to have ready by 2022. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: CHINESE ASTRONAUTS TANG HONGBO, NIE HAISHENG, AND LIU BOMING WAVE DURING A DEPARTURE CEREMONY BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF THE LONG MARCH-2F CARRIER ROCKET, CARRYING THE SHENZHOU-12, AND THE LONG MARCH-2F CARRIER ROCKET, CARRYING THE SHENZHOU-12, TAKES OFF FROM THE LAUNCH SITE AT THE JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, IN THE GOBI DESERT, INNER MONGOLIA, NEAR JIUQUAN, CHINA.

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