China has announced the three-member Shenzhou 23 crew, marking a historic milestone with Hong Kong's first astronaut and the nation's first year-long space mission.
One of them will remain in space for an entire year
May 24, 2026
04:07 pm
What's the storyChina is scheduled to launch its longest human spaceflight mission to date, the Shenzhou-23.
The spacecraft is due to blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert today.
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