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Shenzhou 13 (Chinese: 神舟十三号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shísān-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 13') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station , launched on 15 October 2021. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft.
The Shenzhou 13 was the first six-month mission on the Tiangong station, whereas previous Shenzhou 12 was only three months in length. [111] The Shenzhou 13 docked with the space station on 15 October 2021. [112] [113] [114] Missions for the Shenzhou 13 crew included orbit experiments, spacewalks, and for the station's future expansion. [115]
Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shénzhōu, / ˈ ʃ ɛ n ˈ dʒ oʊ /; [2] see § Etymology) is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the nation's crewed space program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz , but larger and modernized, Shenzhou is a single-use vehicle composed of three modules.
Shenzhou 17: Tang Hongbo Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin. 26 October 2023 30 April 2024 Delivered 3 taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; sixth crewed mission to ...
Shenzhou 17 (Chinese: 神舟十七号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíqī-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 17') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station , launched on 26 October 2023. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft.
Shenzhou 11 was a crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, launched on 17 October 2016 (16 October UTC) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. [1] It was China's sixth crewed space mission, at 33 days, [ 2 ] it was the longest until the follow-up Shenzhou 12 mission which lasted 3 months.
The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on 13 June, [4] and the astronauts performed physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board. Shenzhou 10 was the 2nd and final expedition and mission to Tiangong-1 in this portion of the Tiangong program. [5]
Shenzhou 8 (Chinese: 神舟八号) was an uncrewed flight of China's Shenzhou program, [1] launched on 31 October 2011 UTC, or 1 November 2011 in China, by a Long March 2F rocket which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.