China's Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Moved to Launchpad

China's Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Moved to Launchpad

The Long March-2F rocket and the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft have been transported to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ahead of a scheduled flight to China's space station later in October 2023. It will carry three taikonauts or astronauts. The mission will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.

The Long March-2F carrier rocket is nearly 60 meters in length and over three meters in diameter.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 2 minutes, 23 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 20, 2023

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