Shenzhou 16 launch is a tribute to China’s surging space prowess
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The inclusion in the mission of a civilian payload specialist who had studied in Canada signals China’s plans for peaceful and scientific exploration of space. Reports of further expansion of the Tiangong space station and the prospect of space tourism suggests the sky is the limit for China’s space programme.