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Tianzhou-2 launch

May 29, 2021

The Long March-7 Y3 launch vehicle launched the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 29 May 2021, at 12:55 UTC (20:55 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) will autonomously dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
Long March-7 Y3 launches Tianzhou-2

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Tianzhou-2 docking to the Tianhe Core Module

May 30, 2021

The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module on 29 May 2021, at 21:01 UTC (30 May, at 05:01 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) is the first spacecraft to dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站). Tianzhou-2 delivered supplies for astronauts, extravehicular activity (EVA) space suits, space station equipment and propellant.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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Tianzhou-2 - China’s first fast docking

May 30, 2021

Members of the Tianzhou-2 mission describe the docking between the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and the Tianhe Core Module as “China’s first fast automatic rendezvous and docking”. The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module on 29 May 2021, at 21:01 UTC (30 May, at 05:01 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) is the first spacecraft to dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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The Shenzhou-12 crew

Jun 16, 2021

On 16 June 2021, the China Manned Space Agency revealed the crew of the Shenzhou-12 spaceflight mission schedueled to be launched to the China Space Station on 17 June, 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time). The main crew of Shenzhou-12: astronauts Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo. The backup crew: astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu. Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) will transport the first three astronauts to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace).

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The Shenzhou-12 mission objectives

Jun 16, 2021

The China Manned Space Agency revealed the mission objectives for the Shenzhou-12 mission on16 June 2021. Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) will be launched on 17 June, 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time), to the first three astronauts to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace). Shenzhou-12 will dock with the Tianhe core module (天和核心舱), with Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) cargo spacecraft already docked.

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The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft

Jun 16, 2021

The Shenzhou crewed spacecraft is designed to carry three astronauts and consists of the orbital module, the reentry capsule and the service module (propellant module). The spacecraft weights about eight tons and has a length of nearly nine meters. The Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) spacecraft will launch astronauts Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace), on 17 June, 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time).

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The Long March-2F Y12 launch vehicle

Jun 16, 2021

The Long March-2F Y12 launch vehicle is an improved model, designed for “high reliability and safety” according to the chief designer Rong Yi. Long March-2F Y12 is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on on 17 June 2021, at 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time).

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Shenzhou-12 launch

Jun 17, 2021

The Long March-2F Y12 launch vehicle launched the Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 17 June 2021, at 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time). Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) transports the first three astronauts, Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace).
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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Shenzhou-12 docking explained

Jun 17, 2021

The Shenzhou-12 fast docking process explained by the team of designers.
Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) transports the first three astronauts, Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace).

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Shenzhou-12 docking

Jun 17, 2021

The Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe core module on 17 June 2021, at 07:54 UTC (15:54 China Standard Time). Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) transports the first three astronauts, Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace). The Tianhe core module (天和核心舱) is the first and main component of CSS, with the Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) cargo spacecraft already docked.