Chinese crew blasts off on 'dream' mission to Tiangong space station

A three-person crew of Chinese astronauts set off on a mission to Tiangong space station on Wednesday where they will work on projects to advance China's goal of sending its own astronauts on the Moon and constructing a lunar base. China's only woman spaceflight engineer is among the crew.

Chinese crew blasts off on 'dream' mission to Tiangong space station
A three-person crew of Chinese astronauts set off on a mission to Tiangong space station on Wednesday where they will work on projects to advance China's goal of sending its own astronauts on the Moon and constructing a lunar base. China's only woman spaceflight engineer is among the crew.