China is taking its space program very seriously, it announced on Saturday a three-member crew of astronauts that will leave on a six-month mission from the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft.
This team will complete the construction work of China’s space station circling the Earth. The China Manned Space Agency (CSMA) said on Saturday that the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft will carry Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Chai Shuzhe, which will join the Tiangong space station under construction.
The Shenzhou-14 spacecraft will be launched into space on Sunday by a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. plc>
