<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/us-and-china-seek-to-ease-strained-ties-23316672" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">China</a> launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.</p>
<p>The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-2023-china-continues-dominance-by-surpassing-150-medals-on-day-5-23311517" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">China</a> atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11.14 am.</p>
<p>The trio&mdash;Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin&mdash;will replace a crew that has been on the station for six months. They will conduct experiments in space medicine, space technology and other areas.</p>
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The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket

China sends its youngest crew to space

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The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11.14 am

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