China launches Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft

(ECNS) -- A Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft blasted off at 10:44 a.m. Beijing Time on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

It is the second mission in the construction phase of China's Tiangong space station.

The three astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will live and work in the space station for six months.