China’s Shenzhou-23 mission: Why one astronaut’s year in space matters for Beijing’s Moon plans
China has launched its Shenzhou-23 crewed mission to the Tiangong space station, marking a major step in Beijing's plan to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030 and build a long-term lunar presence by the next decade. The spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11.08 pm local time on Sunday, carried by a…
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