China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on October 26, 2023
China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts, known as taikonauts, have launched to the country's space station. The three-person crew, led by former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, will spend six months on the space station. Tang's return to space sets a new record for the shortest interval between spaceflight missions by taikonauts,...

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Published on October 27, 2023 -  01:37
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The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth that serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live. The space station is also a unique science laboratory. It orbits Earth at an average altitude of 220 miles and it travels at 17,500 mph, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes

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