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The Long March-2F Y12 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for China's first manned mission to build its space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC212O9KHZLQ

The Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and three astronauts takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, June 17 2021. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC212O9KHZLQ

John Letzing

Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum

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