China Manned Space Program (CMS)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

Shenzhou-18

Shenzhou is a Soyuz-derived spacecraft built and flown by China. Larger than its Russian counterpart, Shenzhou is made up of three parts. Like Soyuz, only the reentry module with the crew survives reentry and landing.

Shenzhou

Goldfish Algae

China

This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.

Crossed Kármán Line

This astronaut has spent over a month in space.

Space Resident

This astronaut visited the Tiangong Space Station.

Station Visitor

Shenzhou 13

The second crewed flight to the Chinese Tiangong space station. Commander Zhai Zhigang made his second flight to space while Operators officers Wang Yaping and Ye Guagfu made their second and first, respectively.

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