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Beijing, Oct 26 (EFE).- China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft lifted off aboard a Long March 2F rocket on Thursday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese Tiangong space station. The launch was carried out from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:14 am. The crew of the country’s sixth manned mission to the Chinese …

China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11:14 a.m. (0314 GMT) According to the China Manned Space Agency, the average age of the three-member crew is the youngest since the launch of the space station construction mission, state broadcaster...

"Operational and tactical defeats" can have "major strategic consequences," the US Air Force's top civilian official says.

China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030.

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Today's news: Israeli night raids in Gaza, still no date for start of ground operation; China sends three astronauts to its space station; Indonesia arrests tiktoker for insulting Christianity; For the United Nations, the number of refugees reaches an all-time high this year; Ukraine created a battalion of Russians who want independence for their regions.

China is increasing its spending on domestic technology to replace Western-made products as the US tightens restrictions on high-tech exports. China has been focusing on replacing computer equipment, and the telecom and financial sectors are likely to be the next targets.

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On Thursday, three Chinese astronauts lifted off on the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center deep in the Gobi Desert, heading for the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.