China sends three new-generation astronauts to space station

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China has declared its latest space mission “a total success”, after the Shenzhou 19 spaceship carried three astronauts to its space station. The young crew includes the country’s first female space engineer. The launch comes some 21 years after China conducted its first manned space flight and takes the country a step closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by 2030. We take a closer look.