A spacecraft carrying three astronauts involved in the construction of China's own space station was launched before dawn on the 16th.
China is accelerating space exploration with the goal of completing the space station next year.
According to the state-owned China Central Television, a manned spacecraft "Shenzhou 13" was launched from the Sake Fountain Satellite Launch Center in the inland area on the early morning of the 16th.
The spacecraft has three male and female astronauts on board, and the person in charge of the project announced that the spacecraft was in the planned orbit and the launch was successful.
China is constructing its own space station, which launched a manned spacecraft in June, and astronauts just returned last month after conducting extravehicular activities and technical experiments.
This time, the period will be further extended, and it is said that he will stay for about half a year, which is the longest for a Chinese astronaut so far, to conduct demonstration experiments.
In addition, extravehicular activities have been carried out several times, and it is said that female aviators will carry out extravehicular activities for the first time in China.
China, which has set the goal of becoming a "space powerhouse" that leads the world's space development, is accelerating space development with the aim of completing its own space station next year.