China takes astronauts to Thien Cung 2 station

China launched the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft to send two astronauts to Thien Cung 2 station to orbit the Earth.

The Than Chau 11 ship departs with Truong Chinh rocket rocket at 7:30 am this morning from the Tu Tuyen Tuyen launch site in the Gobi desert, according to Reuters. Two astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will stay for a month on the Thien Cung 2 space station in the longest manned mission in China's history.

The Shenzhou 11 ship departs from the Xuanyuan launch yard in the Gobi desert.(Photo: Tech in Asia).

Jing, a 50-year-old astronaut who has spent two flights into space, is the commander of the mission."This mission is characterized by longer duration and more experiments. We will focus on improving the ability to handle orbital emergencies, ambulance, rescue and experiment in space, " Chen, younger astronaut, said.

Two Chinese astronauts fly on Shenzhou 11. (Photo: Reuters).

The Shenzhou 11 ship will also carry out three experiments designed by Hong Kong high school students, including experiments to bring silkworms to space. After Than Chau 11, the Thien 1 unmanned cargo ship will fly into orbit in April next year to test the refueling system in Thien Cung 2. All three systems play an important role in the project. building China's permanent operational space station, scheduled to be completed in 2022, consisting of three compartments, two 30-meter solar cells, two robotic arms and space telescope similar to Hubble.