China’s Shenzhou XIX crew members (航天员乘组) waved (挥手) at the send-off ceremony. At 4:27 am on Oct 30, a Long March 2F rocket launched (发射) the Shenzhou XIX spaceship from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu. The spaceship smoothly docked (成功对接) with the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou XIX crew will stay in the space station for about six months. They will carry out 86 experiments, reported Xinhua.