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The first astronauts for China's new space station started on Thursday for the country's longest manned mission to date, a milestone in Beijing's establishment as a space power.

China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station.

China sent the three astronauts into space Thursday, celebrating them as heroes of the country's rapidly advancing space program, promoted as a source of national pride.

The first astronauts for China's new space station started on Thursday for the country's longest manned mission to date, a milestone in Beijing's establishment as a space power.