A spaceship carrying three astronauts docked Thursday with China’s space station in the latest crew rotation, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars.

China will send a new team of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, as the country marches toward its ambition of becoming a space power to rival the dominance of the United States.

Astronaut trio begins six-month mission focused on science experiments, extravehicular activities - Anadolu Ajansı