The spacecraft was blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China’s Central Television reportedBEIJING, May 24. /TASS/. China has launched the Shenzhou-23 spaceship, China’s Central Television reported.
The spacecraft was blasted off at 11:08 p.m. local time (3:08 p.m. GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
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