SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China launched its longest manned space mission on Monday, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard an space laboratory that is part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.

10月17日，中国发射神舟十一号飞船，送两名宇航员到空间站呆一个月。此次任务是更宏伟计划的一部分，目的是到2022年左右建立一个永久空间站。

The Shenzhou 11 blasted off on a Long March rocket at 7:30 am (07:30 p.m. EDT) from the remote launch site in Jiuquan, in the Gobi desert, in images carried live on state television.

当地时间上午7:30分，神舟十一号载人飞船，搭乘长征火箭，从酒泉卫星发射中心升空，电视台进行了现场直播。

The astronauts will dock with the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, or “Heavenly Palace 2”, which was sent into space last month. It will be the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts, state media reported.

宇航员将进入上个月送入太空的天宫二号实验室。据媒体报道，此次会是中国宇航员在太空中呆的时间最长的一次。