Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station.

JIUQUAN: Three Chinese astronauts including the country’s only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a “dream” mission to the Tiangong space stati...

JIUQUAN, China: Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday (Oct 30). The new Tiangong team will carry out experiments with an eye to the space programme's ambitious goal

China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station

China built its space station after it was reportedly excluded from the International Space Station over concerns that China’s space programme is manned by its military, the PLA.

The crew consists of Commander Cai Xuzhe, 48, and two rookie astronauts - Song Lingdong, 34, a former air force pilot, and Wang Haoze, 34, a spaceflight engineer and China's third female astronaut.

China successfully launches Shenzhou-19 spaceship with first female space engineer on mission to space station for six months.

In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will

The Shenzhou-19 mission is set to carry out a number of experiments, including tests of bricks made of simulated lunar soil that could one day be used to build a research base on the moon.

China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday.

China launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.

China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power.

China on Tuesday announced plans to launch its fourth manned mission to replace the crew of its space station and named a three-member squad.

The three taikonauts will conduct numerous scientific experiments during their six-month stay.

China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power.

Headed by Cai Xuzhe, the team will carry out their mission before returning to Earth in "late April or early May next year".

JIUQIAN, China: China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a fresh crew of three astronauts sent to its Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced on Tuesday (Oct 29). The Shenzhou-19 mission is scheduled to blast off with its trio of space explorers at 4.27am on Wednesday from the