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China Launches Historic Year-Long Space Mission

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24: A woman watches a live state television (CCTV) broadcast of the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft launch inside a room in Shanghai, China, on May 24, 2026. The Shenzhou-23 mission lifted off aboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station for a historic mission that includes a year-long in-orbit residency. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)

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