A see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission is held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
JIUQUAN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission was held on Sunday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
At the command of Li Shangfu, commander-in-chief of China's manned space program, astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe set off at 7:56 a.m. to begin the crewed space mission to complete the construction of China's space station.
The Shenzhou-14 spaceship is expected to be launched at around 10:44 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), and the crew will stay in orbit for six months. ■
