Chinese spaceship 'Shenzhou-12' with three astronauts on board, it took off for the Chinese orbital station under construction, Interfax reports.
It is reported that the Shenzhou-12; launched at 9:22 a.m. local time (4:22 a.m. Moscow time) from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome and entered the specified orbit.
It is noteworthy that the launch of the spacecraft was successful. The tasks of the astronauts will be to assemble and connect the equipment delivered to the station module by the freighters.
Recall that at the end of April this year, China launched the National Space Station Base Module into orbit. The “ Tianhe '' module Includes an instrument assembly compartment, life module, and docking compartment. In addition, it is equipped with an airlock for crew members in the space.
The assembly of the Chinese station could be completed in 2022. The PRC plans with the help of the Changzheng-2-ef missile to launch the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-12; with three taykunauts on board.