China launches three astronauts to space to continue work on Tiangong space station

Watch live as China sends another team of three astronauts as part of its long-running mission to complete the Tiangong space station. Each team stays aboard the station for six months, conducting research. The Shenzhou-21 mission team includes Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang. The astronauts will also carry four mice on this trip for experiments. The launch is scheduled for 1544GMT. #ChinaSpaceLaunch #China #SpaceLaunch SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales