China successfully launches Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship(1/6)

A Long March 2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Shenzhou-18 is the 32nd flight mission of China's manned space program, the third crewed mission during the application and development stage of China's space station and the 518th flight mission of China's Long March series rockets.

A Long March 2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March 2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March 2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Chinese taikonauts Ye Guangfu (R), Li Cong (C) and Li Guangsu attend a see-off ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Chinese taikonauts Ye Guangfu (R), Li Cong (C) and Li Guangsu attend a see-off ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)