IN PICS: Shenzhou-15 Takes Off Successfully For First In-Orbit Crew Rotation In Chinese Space History

Shenzhou-15 or "Divine Vessel" with three passengers takes off for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history.

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The manned spaceship Shenzhou-15, atop the Long March-2F Y15 carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on November 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

This simulated image captured at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center shows the manned spaceship Shenzhou-15 conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the space station's Tianhe module on November 30. (Source: Xinhua)

This image shows the manned spaceship Shenzhou-15 successfully docking with the front port of the space station's Tianhe module on Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

This image shows the crew of China's Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship observing the Shenzhou-15 spaceship conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the space station's Tianhe module on Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

The spaceship is seen conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the space station's Tianhe module on Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

Shenzhou-15, atop the Long March-2F Y15 carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 29. (Xinhua/Bei He)