Shenzhou (spacecraft)
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Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the China Manned Space Program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized. It has conducted 23 flights since 1999, including 17 c
Shenzhou 5's reentry module
Shenzhou 14 spacecraft undergoing tests prior to launch
Launch of Shenzhou 13 on a Long March 2F rocket
Tiangong space station
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The Tiangong space station, officially in English the China Space Station, is China's first permanently crewed space station, in low Earth orbit since 2021. Operated by the China Manned Space Agency,
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
…from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu and landed near Dorbod Banner, in Inner Mongolia. Two Shenzhou craft are typically docked to China's Tiangong modular space station, complemented by the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft. Shenzhou missions previously docked with the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 space…
A rendering of the three module station with a Tianzhou spacecraft docked aft and two Shenzhou spacecraft docked to the forward and nadir (Earth facing) ports
Station elements as of April 2024 (exploded view)
Basic space experiment cabinet of Tiangong space station
Rear view of Tiangong Space Station, taken by a Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ahead of docking.