China launches manned spaceship to complete space station

China successfully launched a spaceship Tuesday night carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete the nation's first space station and begin its operations, with President Xi Jinping pledging to make the Asian country a space power.A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-15 spaceship lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's northwest province of Gansu at 11:08 p.m.Once the spaceship docks with the Tianhe core module, it will complete the Tiangong space station. Three Chinese astronauts will join three others who have been aboard since June, according to the China Manned …READ FULL ARTICLE