CHINA-S&T: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING TALKS TO THE THREE CHINESE ASTRONAUTS IN CHINA'S SPACE STATION
On June 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to the three astronauts Nie Haisheng (56), Liu Boming (54) and Tang Hongbo (45) via video link, and congratulated them on their successfully entering the space station while thanking them for their work. Xi Jinping asked the trio about their health, life and work. The astronauts are now stationed at the core module Tianhe, some 380 kilometres above the Earth. Their's marks China's longest manned space mission to date, and the first since 2016.
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