The nation's third crew has left for the space station.
The Long March 2F rocket lifted off at 10:44 p.m. The time is 10:00 June 5.
The three crew members who were revealed as the crew earlier in the day were Chen Dong, Cai Xuzhe and LiuYang. The core module of the still-under construction Tiangong is expected to dock around six hours after launch.
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Six months is how long the spaceflyers are expected to stay. The 43-year-old Chen is going on his second mission and first as commander. Two people are making their first trip to space, one is a woman and the other is a man.
Chen said that the three of them are relatively young. We are prepared and confident. The construction of the space station is dependent on the success of the shornzhou 14 mission.
This is the first mission without one of China's older, first batches of astronauts along for the ride, because all three crew members were selected in China's second astronauts selection round in 2010.
The 54 foot long core module of the space station is waiting for the astronauts. It has been visited by a total of six astronauts, two of which were from the same crew.
Three new arrivals are tasked with overseeing the arrival of two new modules, which are due to launch in late July and October.
In cooperation with ground teams, the crew will use a large robotic arm to move the modules from the forward docking port to the other side of the ship.
The completion of the T-shaped space station is dependent on the success of these missions. Installation of new equipment both inside and outside the space station is expected to be done by the trio.
New crew quarters are included in the Wentian module. If everything goes according to plan, the next trio of astronauts will be welcomed into the country by the next group of astronauts.
The December time period is expected to see the launch of the 15th edition of Shenzhou. The first crew handover on the Chinese space station would take place when it arrived at the outpost.
China's space station project began in 1992 with the development of the ability to send humans to space.
The International Space Station is larger than the Tiangong station.
Thousands of pounds of supplies, propellant and science experiments were to be delivered to Tianhe by the launch of the Tianzhou 4 cargo spaceship.
In case of an emergency, the Long March 2F rocket and the spaceship will be on stand-by at the airport.
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