China Sends the Second Crew of Taikonauts to Its New Space Station

China's second crewed mission was a success. The Shenzhou 13 spacecraft launched on October 15th with its three passengers, commander Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu, to Tianhe, the core module of the Tiangong Space Station that China is building in low Earth orbit. The Shenzhou-13 took off atop a Long March-2F carrier (continue reading...)