Shenzhou completes 2024 missions
Year of successful launches another step on way to becoming strong spacefaring nation
On Nov 16, the successful launch of the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft marked the end of China's 2024 manned space launch missions.
On April 25, a Long March 2F carrier rocket ignited and ascended from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, successfully placing the Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship carrying three astronauts into its designated orbit.
After reaching the Tiangong space station, Shenzhou XVIII crew members Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu carried out routine maintenance and reinforcement tasks, and conducted over 90 experiments, including studies on "space fish farming", exploration of organic molecule origins, research on plant stem cell functions, and the exposure characteristics of lubricating materials under space conditions.
