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A Chinese rocket blasted off from a launch pad in the Gobi Desert on Thursday, sending three astronauts on a historic mission to a Chinese-built space station. It was the first time in five years China has sent humans into space. Shenzhou-12, or "Divine Vessel," is one of 11 planned missions to complete construction of China's 70-ton Tiangong, or Harmony of the Heavens, space station that is set to be up and running by next year.

China takes another step toward completing its new space station

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