China's Shenzhou-19 Crew Begins Mission on Tiangong Space Station

The three-person team, including China's only woman spaceflight engineer, will conduct experiments aimed at future lunar missions.

The Shenzhou-19 mission launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking a 'complete success' as the crew docked with the Tiangong space station.
The crew consists of Commander Cai Xuzhe, experienced from a previous Tiangong mission, and first-time astronauts Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze.
Wang Haoze is the third Chinese woman to participate in a crewed space mission and will serve as the crew's payload specialist.
The mission aims to gather experience for China's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually building a lunar base.
Experiments will include testing materials that mimic lunar soil, delivered by the Tianzhou-8 cargo ship, to assess their viability for lunar construction.