TECH Manned spacecraft, carrier rocket for Shenzhou-12 mission arrive at launch center

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Manned spacecraft, carrier rocket for Shenzhou-12 mission arrive at launch center

Xinhua

21:19, April 15, 2021

The manned spacecraft and carrier rocket for the Shenzhou-12 manned space mission have arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

he train carrying the Long March-2F carrier rocket for the Shenzhou-12 manned space mission arrives at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province. (Photo: CCTV)

The manned craft and the Long March-2F carrier rocket are now undergoing final assembly and testing at the launch site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday.

The astronauts for the Shenzhou-12 manned space mission are participating in intensive training before embarking on their space journey, said the CMSA.

All facilities at the launch site are in good condition, and all systems that will be involved in the mission are undergoing orderly preparations, it said.

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