# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYunVR-AqbM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65884861-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-24T16:37:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

China launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship on Sunday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting Tiangong space station.⁣
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The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, along with astronauts Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying. ⁣
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The spaceship is expected to dock with Tiangong space station around 3.5 hours after lift-off.⁣
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#spaceChina #spaceexploration #space #astronauts #China

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## Tags

china, astronauts, space, spaceexploration, spacechina

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