China plans to send three astronauts to its new space station later this month. The plans were confirmed to state television by Yang Liwei, a chief designer for China’s manned space program. Yang was the country’s first astronaut to launch into orbit in 2003. Three astronauts are to complete a three-month mission on the new space station, called Tianhe. It is the third and largest space station China has built. Its main module was launched into orbit April 29. Last Sunday, a self-piloted spacecraft arrived at the space station carrying supplies. Chinese officials said the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft reached the station eight hours after lanching from Hainan, an island in the South China Sea. The spacecraft was carrying space suits, living supplies, equipment and fuel. The astronauts will be carried to space aboard the country’s Shenzhou 12 spacecraft. It will launch from China’s Jiuquan base in the northwest. Yang did not provide the identities of the astronauts or give a flight date in his comments to China Central Television. But he said the astronauts were expected to practice spacewalks, complete repairs and carry out some scientific operations. When asked whether any women were in the crew, Yang said none would be joining the upcoming mission. “But missions after that all will have them,” he added. China does not take part in activities aboard the International Space Station, largely because of U.S. objections. U.S. officials are suspicious of the Chinese space program’s secrecy and its connections to the country’s military. The Chinese space agency plans a total of 11 launches through the end of next year. The missions will transport the remaining modules for the 70-ton space station and transport more supplies and crew.
Title: China to Send 3 Astronauts to New Space Station
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5139/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='China to Send 3 Astronauts to New Space Station' data-article-id='5676'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7646'>China plans to send three astronauts to its new space station later this month.</span> <span data-start-time='7646' data-end-time='19042'>The plans were confirmed to state television by Yang Liwei, a chief designer for China’s manned space program. </span> <span data-start-time='19042' data-end-time='26042'>Yang was the country’s first astronaut to launch into orbit in 2003.</span> <span data-start-time='26042' data-end-time='34688'>Three astronauts are to complete a three-month mission on the new space station, called Tianhe. </span> <span data-start-time='34688' data-end-time='40125'>It is the third and largest space station China has built. </span> <span data-start-time='40125' data-end-time='45750'>Its main module was launched into orbit April 29.</span> <span data-start-time='45750' data-end-time='54271'>Last Sunday, a self-piloted spacecraft arrived at the space station carrying supplies. </span> <span data-start-time='54271' data-end-time='67313'>Chinese officials said the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft reached the station eight hours after lanching from Hainan, an island in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='67313' data-end-time='75458'>The spacecraft was carrying space suits, living supplies, equipment and fuel.</span> <span data-start-time='75458' data-end-time='83458'>The astronauts will be carried to space aboard the country’s Shenzhou 12 spacecraft. </span> <span data-start-time='83458' data-end-time='89375'>It will launch from China’s Jiuquan base in the northwest.</span> <span data-start-time='89375' data-end-time='100333'>Yang did not provide the identities of the astronauts or give a flight date in his comments to China Central Television. </span> <span data-start-time='100333' data-end-time='112771'>But he said the astronauts were expected to practice spacewalks, complete repairs and carry out some scientific operations.</span> <span data-start-time='112771' data-end-time='121167'>When asked whether any women were in the crew, Yang said none would be joining the upcoming mission.</span> <span data-start-time='121167' data-end-time='126438'>“But missions after that all will have them,” he added.</span> <span data-start-time='126438' data-end-time='136563'>China does not take part in activities aboard the International Space Station, largely because of U.S. objections. </span> <span data-start-time='136563' data-end-time='147167'>U.S. officials are suspicious of the Chinese space program’s secrecy and its connections to the country’s military.</span> <span data-start-time='147167' data-end-time='155021'>The Chinese space agency plans a total of 11 launches through the end of next year. </span> <span data-start-time='155021' data-end-time='165583'>The missions will transport the remaining modules for the 70-ton space station and transport more supplies and crew.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div 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