China launches new crew for home station, with eye to inserting astronauts on moon sooner than 2030
BEIJING — China launched a model new three-person crew for its orbiting home station on Tuesday, with a watch to inserting astronauts on the moon sooner than the highest of the final decade. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the sting of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop … [Read more…]