The Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship's three astronauts successfully entered China's space station early on Friday.

Later, the two groups of astronaut crew members will conduct an on-orbit rotation at the space station.

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During this period, six astronauts will work and live together at the space station for about five days to complete all scheduled tasks, according to the China Manned Space Agency.