Shenzhou-21 crew reaches Tiangong in record time and will conduct 27 scientific experiments during six-month mission.

Just three hours after lift-off, a trio of Chinese astronauts – and four mice – have arrived at the Tiangong space station for China’s first in-orbit mammal study. The Shenzhou-21 crew was launched aboard a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert at 11.44pm Beijing time on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. About 10 minutes into the flight, the spacecraft separated from the rocket and entered its planned orbit with high precision. The…

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