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This file photo shows Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo (L) Nie Haisheng (C), and Liu Boming. (Photo provided to China News Service)
China will launch its Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, carrying the three astronauts, to China's space station on Thursday, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference Wednesday.
This will be the first manned mission during the construction of China's space station, said Ji Qiming, director assistant of the CMSA.