# Shenzhou-23 vessel launched at 2308 local time (0108 AEST) using the Long March-2F Y23 carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-24 · PerthNow*

## Key points

- A Chinese astronaut will attempt a one-year stay on Tiangong, a national duration record.
- China sent human stem cells to Tiangong for the world's first space 'artificial embryo' experiment.
- Li Jiaying is Hong Kong's first astronaut to participate in a Chinese space mission.
- China is training two Pakistani astronauts, one possibly joining a Tiangong mission this year.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** China, United States, Pakistan

[Read the full story on PerthNow](https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/china-sends-astronaut-on-year-long-space-mission-c-22330284)

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