#Shenzhou-17

China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket on Oct. 26. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, will remain in orbit for about six months on their mission to the space station. 

The crew of Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou-17 pose for a group photo inside China's space station in an image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center, Oct. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]