China successfully launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft on Monday to deliver supplies to the Tiangong space station.
China launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province on Monday morning.
The craft lifted off atop a Long March-7 Y11 rocket, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The mission aims to deliver supplies to the orbiting Tiangong space station.
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