00:00China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission.
00:09The spaceship, atop a long Mk2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11.44 p.m. local time from the Zhukun-Wan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
00:18About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit.
00:23The astronauts are in good condition. The launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to China's manned space agency.
00:32Shenzhou-21 is the 37th flight mission of China's manned space program and the 6th manned mission during the application and development stage of the Tiangong space station.
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