The combination of the Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket is to be transferred to the launching area in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on May 29, 2022. (WANG JIANGBO / XINHUA)
JIUQUAN – China on Friday successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft using a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of the country.
The launch was the 18th mission of the Long March-2F carrier rockets.
After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to its scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies and in-orbit service technologies as planned during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space.
The launch was the 18th mission of the Long March-2F carrier rockets.
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