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Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming wave during a departure ceremony before the launch of the Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi Desert, northwest of China, 17 June 2021. China launches Shenzhou-12 spacecraft carrying three crew members Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming to the orbiting Tianhe core module for a three-month mission on 17 June. It is the first spaceflight in almost five years where China sends humans into space. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE)
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