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China to launch first crew to new space station on Thursday

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Astronauts blasting off on Thursday for China's first crewed mission to its new space station will have a choice of 120 different types of food and "space treadmills" for exercise, China's space agency said. The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years, as Beijing pushes forward with its ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power.

Added on the 16/06/2021 15:04:16 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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