Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply mission

China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced.

The agency confirmed on Monday that the Long March 2F launch vehicle, which will carry Shenzhou XXII, has completed propellant injection. All members of the Shenzhou XXI crew remain in good health aboard the Tiangong space station.

Officials released no further specifics on the immediate objectives for Shenzhou XXII. Zhou Yaqiang, representing the agency's general technical bureau, stated that the mission will deliver a full load of supplies, including equipment and provisions needed to support operations on Tiangong.

Shenzhou XXII was initial

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