China's Shenzhou-17 Mission Sets Course for Tiangong
China has rolled out the Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft for the upcoming mission to the Tiangong space station. The launch is expected to take place on October 26. This will be the sixth crewed spaceflight mission to Tiangong, with the three astronauts set to dock with the station's Tianhe core module. China is also planning to expand the Tiangong space station and has ambitions for crewed lunar missions in the future.