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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.
A Chinese astronaut will attempt a one-year stay on Tiangong, a national duration record.
KEY POINTS
- 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.
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