A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese astronaut for the Shenzhou-18 mission Ye Guangfu waves from a vehicle during a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 mission, from left, Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu and Li Cong walk out from a building during a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 mission, from left, Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu and Li Cong wave as they attend a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 mission, from left, Li Guangsu, Li Cong and Ye Guangfu wave to spectators as they attend a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese astronaut for the Shenzhou-18 mission Ye Guangfu gestures from a vehicle during a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)