A send-off ceremony for the three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-23 crewed space mission was held Sunday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying from the crew are expected to join the Shenzhou-21 crew who are currently in the orbiting Tiangong space station later. The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:08 p.m. Beijing time Sunday. #spacechina #China #astronaut #spaceexploration #Shenzhou23