China’s new space mission pairs youthful ambition with scientific curiosity as three astronauts and four trained mice reach Tiangong.
The experiment involving monkeys will be conducted on China's new Tiangong space station, one of the crown jewels in the country's well-funded space programme, according to the report.
Chinese astronauts will spend three months on the Tiangong space station, which has separate living modules for each of them as well as a shared bathroom, dining area and a communication centre to send emails and allow video calls with ground control.