Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping attend a ceremony ahead of the launch of the Long March-2F Y13 rocket. Reuters
The Shenzhou-13 carried by a Long March-2F rocket launches with three astronauts from the China Manned Space Agency on board from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert near Jiuquan, China. Getty Images
China's Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docked with the radial port of the space station core module Tianhe. AP
A view from the Tianhe space station as the Shenzhou-13 prepares to dock. AP
Chinese astronauts Wang Yaping, right, and Zhai Zhigang salute as they take part in a pre-launch ceremony. Getty Images
The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert. AP
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping attend a ceremony ahead of the launch of the Long March-2F Y13 rocket. Reuters
The Shenzhou-13 carried by a Long March-2F rocket launches with three astronauts from the China Manned Space Agency on board from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert near Jiuquan, China. Getty Images
China's Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docked with the radial port of the space station core module Tianhe. AP
A view from the Tianhe space station as the Shenzhou-13 prepares to dock. AP
Chinese astronauts Wang Yaping, right, and Zhai Zhigang salute as they take part in a pre-launch ceremony. Getty Images
The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert. AP
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping attend a ceremony ahead of the launch of the Long March-2F Y13 rocket. Reuters