Andrew is a freelance space journalist with a focus on reporting on China's rapidly growing space sector. He began writing for Space.com in 2019 and writes for SpaceNews, IEEE Spectrum, National Geographic, Sky & Telescope, New Scientist and others.
The combination of the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transferred to the launching area at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 17, 2024 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China., on its pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket was transferred 0.93 miles by rail from the vertical integration building to the pad on April 17, according to China's human spaceflight agency .is currently set for around 9:00 a.m.
The crew have also yet to be announced. The three astronauts will likely be unveiled a day ahead of launch at a press event at Jiuquan spaceport. "Based on the characteristics of the mission, we have made over a dozen of contingency plans and conducted more than 50 rehearsals and emergency exercises to strengthen coordination among different positions," Yu Yi, staff member of the Dongfeng command and control center of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsThe combination of the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transferred to the launching...
Shenzhou 17 astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin have been aboard the space station since October 2023. They will participate in a handover ceremony with the incoming crew before returning toThe combination of the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship sits atop its Long March-2F carrier rocket after being transferred to the launching area at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 17, 2024 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.
Andrew is a freelance space journalist with a focus on reporting on China's rapidly growing space sector. He began writing for Space.com in 2019 and writes for SpaceNews, IEEE Spectrum, National Geographic, Sky & Telescope, New Scientist and others. Andrew first caught the space bug when, as a youngster, he saw Voyager images of other worlds in our solar system for the first time. Away from space, Andrew enjoys trail running in the forests of Finland.
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