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SUMMARY:LAUNCH OF CHINA'S SHENZHOU-18\, Apr 25\, 2024\, Jiuquan\, China\, 8:59 am ET
DESCRIPTION:Update\, April 24:  China confirmed today that the launch is tomorrow\, April 25\, at 8:59 pm Beijing Time (12:59 UTC/8:59 am EDT).  It also announced the crew: Ye Guangfu\, commander (2nd flight)\, Li Cong (1st flight)\, Li Gaungsu (1st flight).  China’s CGTN network usually provides live launch coverage. \nShenzhou-18 crew\, L-R: Li Guangsu\, Ye Guangfu (commander)\, Li Cong. Credit: Xinhua\nOriginal Entry: China is getting ready to launch their next crew\, Shenzhou-18\, to the Tiangong-3 space station (also known as the China Space Station or CSS). As usual\, China has not formally announced the date or time (they usually do that a day or so before launch)\, but Bob Christy of @OrbitalFocus calculates it as April 25 at 12:58 UTC (8:58 am ET). \n\nLaunch Advisory \nShenzhou 18\nApr 25\, 12:58 UTC\nCZ 2F\nJiuquan \nCrew of three for space station duty rotation \nTime currently computes as 12:58:57 UTC but may move by a few seconds as CSS orbit is trimmed \n— Orbital Focus (@OrbitalFocus) April 17\, 2024 \n \nThe launch is one day after China’s National Day of Spaceflight\, commemorating the launch of its first satellite\, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24\, 1970.  The China Society of Astronautics and China Space Foundation are holding the China Space Confererence April 23-26 in Wuhan according to Space Age Publishing.
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/launch-of-chinas-shenzhou-18-apr-25-2024-jiuquan-china-858-am-et/
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