Through China's aerospace endeavors, we see an ocean of stars made possible by humanity's collaboration: Global Times editorial
At 5:17 pm Beijing Time on Thursday, Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, successfully blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, entered its designated orbit, and the Shenzhou-20 crew embarked on a six-month journey into space. Fifty-five years earlier, on April 24, China's first artificial satellite, Dongfanghong-1, was launched, heralding the nation's entry into space. From the first spark of Dongfanghong to the lunar explorations of Chang'e, from Shenzhou's "space ferry" to Tiangong's "space home," China's space program has demonstrated over more than half a century that Earth's gravity cannot constrain humanity's dream-chasing strides, nor can blockades halt China's path of independent innovation.