epaselect epa10662661 (L-R) Payload expert Gui Haichao, space flight engineer Zhu Yangzhu, and commander Jing Haipeng wave during the seeing-off ceremony before boarding for the launch of the Long March-2F carrier rocket with a Shenzhou-16 manned space flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 30 May 2023. The...

epa10662684 A Long March-2F carrier rocket with a Shenzhou-16 manned space flight lifts off during launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 30 May 2023. The Shenzhou-16 manned space flight mission will transport three Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station. EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI