China Launches Shenzhou-19 Crewed Spaceship

JIUQUAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 30, 2024 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China. China launched the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship on October 30, sending three astronauts -- including the country's first female space engineer -- to its orbiting space station for a six-month mission. The Shenzhou-19 crew members are Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, with Cai as the mission commander, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)