Three Chinese taikonauts took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday, taking off after the Tiangong Space Station to replace three long-term crew members which conclude a six-month stay in space.
With veteran At the age of 43, the Long March 2F rocket roared smoothly to life at 8:59 a.m. EDT (8:59 p.m. Beijing time). climbed away on a south-westerly trajectory that matched the station's track.
The flight plan called for Ye and his crew members to monitor an automated rendezvous six and a half hours after takeoff and dock at Tiangong Station, where they ...
