Shenzhou XIII to be launched soon(1/4)

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2021 shows the combination of China's Shenzhou XIII manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket which has been transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of the Gobi Desert in northwest China. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and the spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time, said the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

Various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned.

The spacecraft is part of China’s manned space flight program, which will send three astronauts to the country’s Tiangong space station for six months.

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2021 shows the combination of China's Shenzhou XIII manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket which has been transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of the Gobi Desert in northwest China. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2021 shows the combination of China's Shenzhou XIII manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket which has been transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of the Gobi Desert in northwest China. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2021 shows the combination of China's Shenzhou XIII manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket which has been transferred to the launching area of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of the Gobi Desert in northwest China. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)