Trio prepare for latest historic step in China's space journey

By Zhao Lei at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-30 01:44

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Mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe (middle) and crew members Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong (right) and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze are at the see-off ceremony. [Photo by Su Dong/for chinadaily.com.cn]

The Shenzhou XIX team will be the eighth batch of inhabitants of the space station, which was completed in late 2022.

Cai and his teammates will replace their peers on the Shenzhou XVIII flight, who have already been in orbit for six months.

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