China's first civilian astronaut Gui Haichao (left) along with fellow astronauts Zhu Yangzhu and Jing Haipeng from China's Manned Space Agency wave to wellwishers at a pre-launch departure ceremony of Shenzhou-16 spacecraft on May 30, 2023, in Jiuquan, China. The three astronaut crew will be carried to China's new orbiting Tiangong Space Station and replace a similar crew that has been there for the last six months.
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