China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-19 astronaut launch (video)

China’s next space station mission is almost ready to launch.

A Long March 2F The rocket, with the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft at the helm, is now on its platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and is ready for launch Tiangong space station.

According to China’s Manned Space Flight Agency (CMSA), the 203-foot (62-meter) rocket was transported 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers) by rail from the Vertical Integration Building to the launch pad on Oct. 22.

The subsequent functional inspections and joint pre-launch testing will be carried out as planned, and the launch is planned for the near future, CMSA said in a opinion.