China launches Shenzhou 23 for year-long stay on Tiangong
China launched the Shenzhou 23 mission from the Jiuquan center with three astronauts—Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying—one of whom will remain aboard the Tiangong space station for a year, a record-like long-duration stay as Beijing presses toward a crewed lunar landing by 2030 and conducts in-orbit rotations with Shenzhou 21.