![Astronauts Ye Guangfu, centre, Li Cong, right, and Li Guangsu attend a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FONNLFHW5LBIXDHTSP7AK6B2K4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0e502a616c394208e1281cfe703da01ca519b18c8ee493d2eb10381a9103fef9&width=400&height=225)
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, centre, Li Cong, right, and Li Guangsu attend a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. EPA
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, centre, Li Cong, right, and Li Guangsu attend a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. EPA
Shenzhou-18: Three Chinese astronauts blast off to orbiting laboratory
It is the seventh mission to the Tiangong Space Station