China launches three astronauts towards new space station – video

China has launched three astronauts intoorbit ahead of their arrival to the country's partially-constructed space station. The trio will spend three months in lowEarth orbit in what is China's firstcrewed mission in nearly five years and will dock with themain section of the Tianhe spacestation that was launched in late-April. The astronauts' stay will coincide withmarking the 100th anniversary of theruling Communist party on 1 July.

• First astronauts blast off for China's new space station