[Just In] 🤝🧑‍🚀China's #Shenzhou XVII crew held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou XVIII crew and transferred the keys of the Chinese Space Station to the latter on Sunday.

🌏👏The Shenzhou XVII crew will return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on April 30. [📷/CMS]

🌠Chasing China's space dream among the stars!

🚀👍Here's a quick recap of some of the inspiring moments from the launch of the Shenzhou XVIII manned spacecraft. [🎥/CMS]

🧑‍🚀👏🥳Welcome aboard!

👍The #Shenzhou XVIII crew members have entered the Chinese Space Station early on Friday, uniting with their Shenzhou XVII peers.

🤝Later, the two groups of astronaut crew members will conduct an on-orbit rotation at the space station. [📷/CMS]

🚀[Update] China's #Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship successfully docked with the Chinese Space Station combination early on Friday morning.

👍👨‍🚀The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours. [📷/CMS]

🛰️👨‍🚀After entering orbit, the Shenzhou XVIII spaceship will perform a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the Chinese Space Station's core module Tianhe, which will take about 6.5 hours.

👀Stay tuned for more updates! [📷/CMG]

🚀📢Successful launch!

🧑‍🚀The Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship, atop a Long March 2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China. [📷/CMG]

🚀👨‍🚀[LIVE] Shenzhou XVIII crew heads for Chinese Space Station

The Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft carrying three astronauts atop a Long March 2F carrier rocket will be launched at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:59 pm on Thursday.

🤩👍Stay tuned!

⏰🚀 The final countdown for #ShenzhouXVIII has begun!

👍Preparations are complete as we approach this momentous launch.

🧑‍🚀🛰️Stay updated for the liftoff. [📷/CMG]

👨‍🚀👍Shenzhou XVIII mission update: The three astronauts have successfully boarded the capsule.

❤️We wish them a safe and victorious mission.🚀 [📷/CMG]

🚀🚀 #Shenzhou XVIII crew ready for space mission!

The three astronauts in the Shenzhou XVIII mission headed to the launch tower after a brief see-off ceremony on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

♥️👍👍All the best on your journey! [📷/CMS & CMG]

👨‍🚀To meet the #Shenzhou XVIII crew — Ye Guangfu (born in 1980), Li Cong (1989), and Li Guangsu (1987) — is to witness history in the making, the unstoppable rise of a new generation in China's space exploration!

🚀👍See how much they trained for this moment. [🎥/CMS]

🎉Today, we celebrate China's 9th #SpaceDay !

🛰️China designated April 24 as its Space Day to commemorate the launch of the country's first satellite, Dongfanghong-1, into space on April 24, 1970.

🚀Check out the milestones of China's journey to space. 👉mtw.so/69ReMJ