China launched the Shenzhou-20 crewed mission to its space station on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. ⁣ ⁣ It is the 35th flight of the country's crewed space program. Objectives include an in-orbit crew rotation with the Shenzhou-19 crew, conducting space science and application experiments, performing spacewalks and cargo transfer tasks.⁣ ⁣ They will also install debris protection devices and retrieve external payloads and equipment. ⁣ ⁣ #Shenzhou #space #china #spacerace #moon #astronauts⁣ ⁣