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China Plans Sending 12 People to Space Within Next 2 Years, Official Says © AP Photo / Beijing Aerospace Control Center https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202103061082271845-china-plans-sending-12-people-to-space-within-next-2-years-official-says/ BEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing plans to send 12 people to space by 2023 to engage them in the construction of a Chinese orbital station, Yang Liwei, China's pioneer astronaut and currently the deputy chief engineer of the China Manned Space program, said on Saturday. "The China Manned Space program plans to carry out 11 missions this and next year, including the launch of the [space station's] main module, an experimental section, a manned spaceship and 12 astronauts,"...
