Three Chinese astronauts are on their way to China's Tiangong space station and the crew includes a civilian for the first time. The trio took off aboard the Henzhou 16 craft from the Jiu-Quan satellite launch center in northwest China. The crew will stay in the space station for about five months.

In a first, China sends a civilian to space to stay at Tiangong space station

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In a first, China sends a civilian to space to stay at Tiangong space station