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China launches Shenzhou 15 crew for first direct handover on space station [i]China for the first time has launched astronauts into space before bringing home its prior crew from the country's space station. Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu lifted off aboard the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:08 p.m. Beijing Time on Tuesday (10:08 a.m. EST or 1508 GMT). After autonomously docking with the Tiangong ("Heavenly Palace") space station, the astronauts will be welcome aboard by the Shenzhou 14 crew of Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe who have been in space since June.[/i]
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