China to launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station tomorrow

China to launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station tomorrow

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This is the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021

 BEIJING, (Web Desk) - China will send three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of a crew rotation, in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.

The spacecraft Shenzhou-16 will lift off atop a Long March 2F rocket at 9:31 a.m. (0131 GMT).