# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYuYN1NikRF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65884866-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-24T14:25:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

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.⁣
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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. ⁣
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The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:08 p.m. Beijing time Sunday.⁣
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#spacechina #China #astronaut #spaceexploration #Shenzhou23

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## Tags

china, shenzhou23, spaceexploration, astronaut, spacechina

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