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Preview at Shenzhou-12 launch site
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China will send three astronauts to space in one of the 11 missions planned by the country to complete the construction of its space station by the end of 2022. Spacecraft Shenzhou-12 is expected to be launched at 9:22 a.m. (0122 GMT) on Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo will be on board the spaceship. A CGTN reporter brings more detail from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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