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Shenzhou 13 was the second spaceflight to the Tiangong space station (at the time consisting only of the Tianhe core module), and the first with a planned duration of six months (180 days). [3] Following Shenzhou 13, six months would become the standard orbital duration for subsequent Shenzhou missions.
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. The descent module houses the crew during launch ...
3 Shenzhou 14: Chen Dong Liu Yang ... Li Cong Li Guangsu. 25 April 2024 3 November 2024 ... Mission Start Mission End Notes 8 Shenzhou 19:
Shenzhou 3 (Chinese: 神舟三号) launched on March 25, 2002, was the third unmanned launch of China's Shenzhou spacecraft. This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human and as such the main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support a human in space.
The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s, when, with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union, China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American (and, later ...
Second uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft, carried live animals. 3 Y3 25 March 2002 14:15 2F LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC Shenzhou 3: LEO: N/A Success Third uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft. 4 Y4 29 December 2002 16:40 2F LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC Shenzhou 4: LEO: N/A Success Final uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft prior to flying with crew. 5 Y5
Chinese taikonauts on a 2010 counterfeit Somalia stamp. This is a list of Chinese astronauts, sometimes called taikonauts.The list includes people trained by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.
Shenzhou 18 (Chinese: 神舟十八号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíbā-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 18') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station , launched on 25 April 2024. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft.