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China has sent a female astronaut for a 6-month stay on its new space station

Wang Yaping is one of three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 13 spaceflight mission. She will be the first female astronaut to visit the latest Chinese space station, but she has the most space experience of the three. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
Wang Yaping is one of three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 13 spaceflight mission. She will be the first female astronaut to visit the latest Chinese space station, but she has the most space experience of the three. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)

This article was originally published on October 15, 2021.

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