China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-19 astronaut launch (video)

China’s next space station mission is almost ready for launch.

A Long March 2F rocket, topped with the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft, now sits on its pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, ready for launch to the Tiangong space station.

The 203-foot-long (62 meters) rocket was transferred 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers) by rail from the vertical integration building to the pad on Oct. 22, according to China’s human spaceflight agency (CMSA).

The combination of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transferred to the launch site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 22, 2024 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia of China. (Image credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

The subsequent pre-launch functional inspections and joint tests will be carried out as planned, and the launch is planned to be carried out in the near future, CMSA said in a statement.

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