For the first time in 11 years, on June 17, 2021, China launched a space mission with a crew. The mission will last 90 days, which makes it the longest crewed space mission in China’s space exploration history.
Three astronauts are participating in Shenzhou 12 mission – Commander No Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, the goal of the mission is to work on Chinese space station, “Preparing a new home in space for use”.
Astronauts docked at Tianhe, the main section of the Tianongong station, which was launched on April 29. In May, it was equipped with fuel, food and everything else needed for a crewed mission.
China invests billions in development of space program, this year their space rover landed on Mars, and 11 space missions have already been planned for next year.
Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57504052
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/china-launches-3-Astronauts-to-its-new-space-station-core-module/
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/16/china/china-manned-mission-space-launch-intl-hnk-cn/index.html