{"id":2425,"date":"2025-11-03T01:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doom-news.com\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:01:53","slug":"china-sends-its-youngest-astronaut-and-four-black-mice-to-chinese-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doom-news.com\/si\/news\/china-sends-its-youngest-astronaut-and-four-black-mice-to-chinese-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"China sends its youngest astronaut and four black mice to Chinese space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-fff24b\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.doom-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-10-31t140338z-444208019-rc20nhaffxaq-rtrmadp-3-space-exploration-china-shenzhou.avif\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">(Image by Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>China&#8217;s Shenzhou-21 space mission successfully launched on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, marking the seventh expedition to the Chinese space station since its completion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mission included a diverse crew, featuring the youngest astronaut in China&#8217;s program, Wu Fei, aged 32, alongside veteran Commander Zhang Lu, 48, and fellow astronaut Zhang Hongzhang, 39. The crew will spend six months aboard the Tiangong space station, taking over from the Shenzhou-20 team, who are set to return to Earth soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Shenzhou-21 mission highlights a significant shift in China&#8217;s space exploration strategy, with a focus on integrating younger astronauts into the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trend is evident in the participation of astronauts born in the 1990s and the ongoing biannual launches that have led to a series of achievements, including a world-record spacewalk. Additionally, this mission marks a notable milestone as it includes four black mice, the first small mammals sent to the Chinese space station for reproductive experiments in low Earth orbit, emphasizing China&#8217;s commitment to advancing scientific research in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As China&#8217;s space endeavors accelerate, they have prompted concerns in the United States, which is striving to ensure its own astronaut returns to the moon before China accomplishes that goal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s Shenzhou-21 space mission successfully launched on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, marking the seventh expedition to the Chinese space station since its completion in 2022. 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