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A quick playback as Shenzhou-18 is transported to launch pad

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China's Shenzhou-18 manned mission to China's space station will be launched in the coming days. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft and its carrier, a Long March 2F rocket, were moved to the launch pad on Wednesday. The spacecraft and the rocket will undergo final checks over the next few days. It will send a new trio of Chinese astronauts to the space station. The mission will become China's 13th manned spaceflight and the first crewed mission to the space station this year.

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