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China launches Shenzhou 11, its sixth manned spaceflight, sending two taikonauts on a 30-day mission to the Tiangong-2 space laboratory. Meanwhile, NASA's Commercial Resupply Services sees an Orbital ATK Antares 230 rocket lift off from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This mission, carrying the Cygnus CRS OA-5 cargo ship to the International Space Station, marks the return of the Antares rocket after a 2014 launch anomaly.
Sunday, 16 October, 2016