Stunning high-definition footage captures the breathtaking launch of the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship last night. At 5:13 a.m. today, the in-orbit Shenzhou-21 crew opened the hatch of China Space Station and welcomed the arriving Shenzhou-23 team aboard.This marks the 8th in-orbit crew reunion in China’s space history and a new milestone: for the first time a Hong Kong astronaut has entered the Tiangong space station.

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NEW: The missing UFO-linked Air Force general had a meeting with an unidentified woman and members of the US Space Force just hours before he went missing.William Neil McCasland, who was linked to classified UFO programs, vanished on February 27.According to new bodycam audio, McCasland had dinner with members of the US Space Force the night before he disappeared. "He has a very classified security clearance. He was the head of Air Force Research Lab... The man's names are in the UFO documents t

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