Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission

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by Jing Xuan Teng Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station on Saturday on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power. The three blasted off shortly after midnight (1600 GMT Friday) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China’s Gobi desert, the China Manned Space Agency said, with the […]