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Shenzhou 2
Launch Date
January 9, 2001
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
0
Crafts
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.
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