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During the 20th century, the race to space was fought mainly between the
In the news: On Tuesday, space expert
- Together with two professional astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu, Gui will spend about six months on board. They will relieve the three-member crew currently on board.
- The scientist will not just be conducting a tourist outing. He will mainly be responsible for scientific experiments on board.
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Until now, only professional taikonauts have been sent to space by
China . They are employed by the People'sLiberation Army (PLA),China's military. -
If all goes according to plan, the crew will depart Tuesday morning around
3:31 a.m. Belgian time. After a flight of about six hours, the taikonauts will arrive atTiangong .
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Noted: While Gui will become the first private Chinese aboard
- On
Sunday, May 21 ,SpaceX launched . Four private astronauts then flew to theInternational Space Station (ISS). -
Only the mission's captain,
Peggy Whitson , had previous experience in space. However, she leftNASA in 2021 and has since been working as a commercial astronaut with Axiom Space. -
The other three passengers are American
John Shoffner and two Saudi astronauts,Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. Barnawi is the first Saudi woman in history to go to space. - The four-member crew will return to Earth on Tuesday after spending just over a week aboard the ISS.
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