China successfully launches Shenzhou-12 spacecraft

The crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert, June 17, 2021. [Photo: CFP]

China on Thursday successfully (成功地 chénggōng de) launched (发射 fāshè) the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission.

Aerospace keywords 航空航天相关词汇：

[yǔháng yuán]宇航员 astronaut

[héxīn cāng]核心舱 core module

[kōngjiānzhàn]空间站 space station

[tàikōng cāng]太空舱 capsule

[tàncè chē]探测车 rover

[zài rén hángtiān]载人航天 manned space flight