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  • China Gears Up to Launch Its Sixth Space Station Crew

    China Gears Up to Launch Its Sixth Space Station Crew

    Three astronauts are gearing up to launch to China’s space station in low Earth orbit, where they will spend six months carrying out a variety of experiments. The Shenzhou-17 mission is set for launch on Wednesday at 11:14 p.m. ET (11:14 a.m. on Thursday Bejing time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi…