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China Sends Spacecraft To Pick Up Stranded Astronauts

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  • 26 November 2025
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China has rushed to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to relieve three astronauts left on board the Tiangong space station without a passage to Earth. State broadcaster CCTV showed a Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre shortly after noon local time (04:00 GMT) on Tuesday. The Shenzhou-22 mission was originally planned to be crewed and take off in 2026.

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