Chinese rocket rolled out to launch pad ahead of crew launch

A Long March 2F Yao-12 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 crew spacecraft was moved to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China on June 9, 2021. Shenzhou-12 will carry a crew of three astronauts to China's new Tiangong space station.

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