A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds
STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds
DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
STORYLINE:
A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission.
The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started.
The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit.
The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
"I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho
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- ILEA001909729
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- 2023/10/26 00:00:00
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