Shenzhou 15
Shenzhou 15
Launch Date
November 29, 2022
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
3
Shenzhou 15
Shenzhou 15
Launch Date
November 29, 2022
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
China launched its 4th crewed mission to its Tiangong space station. The crew will spend six months overseeing a large expansion of Tiangong with the addition of two new science and habitation modules named Wentian and Mengtian.
Nations
China
China
Agencies
CMS
CMS
Crafts
Shenzhou
Shenzhou
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.