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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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c04d9e7047d4d9db1902d1d10559bd3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
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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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b368485bf65d40f8929caab120083f12/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2dad0c4e5084f8b8b95e5a83b83cba6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
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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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ee5eab36d3184b63998576d9d6a9bee7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)