6月17日，搭载神舟十二号载人飞船的长征二号F遥十二运载火箭，在甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心点火发射。神舟十二号载人飞船将把3名航天员送到空间站天和核心舱内生活工作3个月。

China launched the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft on June 17, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. The spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.