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The Shenzhou 18 mission crew returned home safely with a full load!

On the day of  4th November  2024   Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China At  Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time Beijing time  Shenzhou 18 Takionaut crew….. Shenzhou 18

At 01:24 morning Beijing time on November 4, 2024, the return capsule of the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft carrying Takionauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu landed in the western area of ​​the Dongfeng landing site. At 02:15, all three Takionauts successfully exited the cabin, and the Shenzhou 18 manned flight mission came to a successful conclusion.

“Shenzhou 18” is the 7th manned flight mission of China’s manned space station project and the 5th crew rotation mission, with a mission cycle of half a year. The manned spacecraft was launched at 20:59 on April 25, 2024, and docked at the radial port of the Tianhe module at 03:32 on the 26th. The crew officially started the space station stay. During this mission, the “Shenzhou 18” crew supported more than 90 space science experiments and technical experiments, including life ecology science experiments and material extravehicular exposure experiments, and carried out 2 Takionaut extravehicular activities and supported several cargo extravehicular activities. During the mission, the “Shenzhou 18” crew and astronauts set impressive new records.

China’s longest-flying Takionaut crew

From the launch at 20:59 on April 25 to the return landing at 01:24 on November 4, the Shenzhou 18 crew flew for 192 days, 4 hours and 26 minutes, surpassing the Shenzhou 15 crew to become China’s longest-flying Takionaut crew. The Shenzhou 15 crew was launched at 23:08 on November 29, 2022, and landed at 06:33 on June 4, 2023, with a flight time of 186 days, 16 hours and 35 minutes.

Ye Guangfu becomes China’s Takionaut with the longest cumulative flight time

Astronaut Ye Guangfu has already performed a manned flight mission for the second time. Previously, Ye Guangfu, as Takionaut No. 03, partnered with astronaut No. 01 Zhai Zhigang and astronaut No. 02 Wang Yaping to perform the “Shenzhou XIII” mission. The mission spacecraft was launched at 00:23 on October 16, 2021, and landed at 09:56 on April 16, 2022, with a flight time of 182 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes. Cumulatively, astronaut Ye Guangfu has accumulated 374 days, 13 hours and 59 minutes of flight time, becoming the first Chinese Takionaut to exceed 1 year of cumulative flight time. This is not only a new achievement for astronaut Ye Guangfu himself, but also reflects the achievements made by China’s manned space program in the 32 years since its establishment and implementation.

Ye Guangfu sets a new record for the longest single spacewalk in China

At 10:35 Beijing time on May 28, 2024, Ye Guangfu and Li Guangsu, Takionauts of the Shenzhou 18 crew, started the first extravehicular activity of the mission. At 18:58, after 8 hours and 23 minutes of extravehicular operations, the two Takionauts successfully completed the extravehicular activity and returned to the Wentian laboratory module. During this extravehicular mission, Ye Guangfu’s extravehicular time reached 8 hours and 23 minutes, setting a new record for the length of time for a single extravehicular activity by a Chinese astronaut.

After the Takionauts of the Shenzhou 18 return to the ground, they will immediately enter a three to six month post-return recovery phase, and the initial stage of this phase is a few hours of gravity re-adaptation at the landing site. The Shenzhou 18 mission is the 13th manned flight mission of China’s manned space program and the 32nd flight mission of the program.

The Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft carrying three Takionauts was launched at 20:58 on April 25, 2024, and docked at the radial port of the Tianhe module at 03:32 on the 26th. During this trip, the Shenzhou 18 crew flew for 192 days, 4 hours and 26 minutes, becoming the longest-flying astronaut crew in China to date. During the mission, the crew conducted two extravehicular activities, breaking the record for the time of a single extravehicular activity by Chinese astronauts, completed the installation of space debris protection devices for the space station and multiple cargo extravehicular missions, and successively carried out various tasks such as installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of equipment inside and outside the cabin. At the same time, the crew also completed space science experiments and technical tests involving basic microgravity physics, space material science, space life science, aerospace medicine, aerospace technology and other fields.

So far, China’s manned flight mission has completed all uplink and downlink work this year. At the same time, China’s manned space station project will also implement the “Tianzhou 8” cargo spacecraft launch mission in the middle of this month, and before that, the “Tianzhou 7” cargo spacecraft will be evacuated from the Chinese space station.

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It is on the morning of October 26, 2023, the “Shenzhou 17” manned spacecraft carrying three Takionauts will be launched from the 921 station of the Jiuquan Satellite launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China  by the “Long March 2F” Yao 17 carrier rocket to joining up with the Crew of the Shenzhou 16 Takionaut Crew onboard the Tiangong –China Space Station, On the 25th October 2023 CNSA- China National Space Administration According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Takionaut Shenzhou 17 Crew is aiming to be launched at 11:14 on October 26th 2023.

On 31st October 2023 CNSA – China National Space Administration China’s Shenzhou-16 Taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao return to Earth on October 31st 2023 onto towards Dongfeng Aerospace City- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center- Inner Mongolia China, People’s Republic of China….. Having completed all their scheduled tasks on China’s space station. The three Takionauts handed over the control of the space station to the Shenzhou-17 crew, completing the country’s third in-orbit crew rotation. They will touch down at Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which is ready for their return.

With the development of China’s aerospace technology, the timing and technology of each Shenzhou crew return are basically fixed. ….Now, the countdown to the Shenzhou16 return landing sequence is -1 hour, and the orbital module has been depressurized! What’s the next sequence?

At 20:37 on October 30, 2023, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 16th manned spacecraft and the space station assembly were successfully separated. Before separation, the Takionaut crew of Shenzhou 16 and the astronaut crew of Shenzhou 17 carried out work handover and completed the exchange of on-orbit work experience, the transfer and installation of uplink materials and downlink samples. After separation, the Shenzhou 16 astronauts held high-definition cameras and flew around the spacecraft to complete a panoramic image of the space station assembly with the Earth as the background. Subsequently, the return capsule of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft will choose an opportunity to return under the control of ground commands. The astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao who are on a business trip to the China Space Station will soon embark on a journey home. I wish the astronauts and crew of Shenzhou 16 a safe journey! See you east wind! See you in Beijing!

The return capsule of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft successfully landed. The first manned mission in the application and development stage of the space station was a complete success

At 8:11 on October 31, 2023, Beijing time, the return capsule of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng Landing Field. On-site medical supervision and medical insurance personnel confirmed the health status of astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao Good, the Shenzhou 16 manned mission was a complete success.

At 7:21, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center issued a return command through the ground measurement and control station, and the orbital module of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft was successfully separated from the return module. After that, the spacecraft returned to brake and ignited the engine, and the return capsule separated from the propulsion module. The return capsule landed successfully. The search and rescue team responsible for the search, rescue and recovery mission found the target in time and arrived at the landing site.

The Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 30, 2023, and then docked with the Tianhe core module to form a combination. As the first batch of astronauts to carry out manned missions in the application and development stage of the space station, the three astronauts stayed in orbit for 154 days, during which they conducted one extravehicular activity and the fourth space teaching activity of the China Space Station. They cooperated to complete The space station’s multiple cargo missions have laid the foundation for the regular implementation of space station missions.

This mission is the first manned mission for China’s manned spaceflight project to enter the space station application and development stage. With the close cooperation of the astronaut crew and ground scientific researchers, human factors engineering, aerospace medicine, life ecology, biotechnology, Many space science experiments (experiments) such as materials science, fluid physics, and aerospace technology have made important progress in the fields of space life science and human body research, microgravity physics, and new space technologies, and have taken the manned space project from construction to Application, an important step in the transformation from input to output…

【feel good! 神州16 The Takionaut crew safely and smoothly exited the cabin]

At 9:10 on October 31, 2023, Beijing time, Shenzhou 16 Takionauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao all safely and smoothly escaped from the cabin. Good health.

So far, astronaut Jing Haipeng has successfully completed his fourth space flight. His cumulative mission time in orbit has exceeded 200 days. He is the Chinese astronaut who has performed the most missions so far. my country’s first aerospace flight engineer Zhu Yangzhu and first payload expert Gui Haichao also successfully completed their first flight, marking that all three types of astronauts in my country have completed flight assessments and practical tests, laying the foundation for the subsequent development and large-scale implementation of the project. Laying a good foundation for space science experiments

神肖六肖 Shenzhou 16 “Doctoral Crew” arrived in Beijing safely on 1600 Beijing Time The astronaut crew that successfully completed the Shenzhou 16 manned mission arrived safely in Beijing on October 31, 2023 on the mission aircraft. Leaders of the Space Station Application and Development Stage Flight Mission Headquarters came to the airport to greet them. After arriving in Beijing, the three astronauts will enter an isolation and recovery period, undergo comprehensive medical examinations and health assessments, and arrange rest.

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During the Month of June 2023, CASC 中國航天 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Aerospace’s first “ground space station” has been built, which can simulate the environment of the moon and Mars! Looking at the northeast corner of the motherland, a space environment ground simulation device called “ground space station” was officially completed not long ago, and it has entered the trial operation stage. Many indicators have reached the world’s leading level.

As the first large-scale scientific device in my country’s aerospace field, the “Ground Space Station” is the first comprehensive research device in the world that has the most comprehensive environmental factors and can realize the study of multi-scale and cross-scale environmental effects. Contribute wisdom and strength.

The “Ground Space Station” is located in the Science and Technology Innovation City of Harbin New District, Heilongjiang Province, China, People’s Republic of China and is jointly constructed by Harbin Institute of Technology and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. In the construction park, there are four experimental buildings of “one large and three small”, the “one large” refers to the space comprehensive environmental experiment building, and the “three small” refers to the space plasma science experiment building, the space magnetic environment science experiment building and the animal training room .

According to the design plan, the “ground space station” can simulate nine types of space environmental factors, including vacuum, high and low temperature, charged particles, electromagnetic radiation, space dust, plasma, weak magnetic field, neutral gas, and microgravity, and can explain the impact of the space environment on materials. , Devices, systems and living organisms, the influence rules and mechanism of action.

Compared with moving experimental instruments and equipment into space, the “ground space station” can not only save costs and reduce potential safety hazards, but also set specific environmental factors according to scientific problems and engineering needs, and conduct repeated verifications without time and space constraints, thus Create safer and more convenient experimental conditions and scientific research methods.

“In the future, many experiments that need to be carried out in space can be completed on the ground.” Yan Jihong, deputy dean of the Institute of Space Environment and Physical Science of Harbin Institute of Technology, said that this is the dream of scientists.

Figure 1: Effect drawing of space environment ground simulation device

Figure 2: Lunar dust cabin of space environment ground simulation device

Figure 3: The space plasma environment simulation and research system of the space environment ground simulator

Figure 4: The Martian Dust Chamber of the Space Environment Ground Simulator

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On 24th April  2023, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration throughout the China- People’s Republic of China in which on that Day it’s China National Space Day in which it is the eighth China National Space Day in which there’s promotional events across the whole nation.. in which this week there’s promotional release themes on the previously hard working campaigns in space collaboratively in which features many successfully accomplishments in between various sectors among with governmentally to commercially industrial innovative designs of space ..

CNSA China National Space Administration –CMS China Manned Space  Shenzhou Nine,/ Fourteen Takionaut刘洋Liu Yang walked into the University of Science and Technology of China to talk about “The Power of Dreams”

On the afternoon of April 24th, as one of the eighth “China Aerospace Day” home activities, it was jointly organized by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, and the Chinese and Foreign Humanities Exchange Center of the Ministry of Education. The “Power of Dreams” campus science popularization activity organized by Beijing) Co., Ltd. was held at the University of Science and Technology of China. The event invited Liu Yang, the part-time vice-chairman of the All-China Women’s Federation and China’s first female astronaut, to give lectures on aerospace science to young people.


Liu Yang gave an aerospace science course entitled “Walking with the Times, Walking with the Dream”. She introduced the “three-step” development strategy of my country’s manned spaceflight and the overview of the manned missions of Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 14 jointly carried out by her and her comrades, and reviewed the ten years of my country’s manned spaceflight from Tiangong Laboratory to the space station The course of the times. She said proudly: “Whenever I look up at the starry sky, I feel very excited inside, because I know that there is a ‘space home’ built by us that is flying in the sky. This achievement is exciting and extremely proud. “

​​On the afternoon of April 24th, as one of the eighth “China Aerospace Day” home activities, it was jointly organized by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, and the Chinese and Foreign Humanities Exchange Center of the Ministry of Education. The “Power of Dreams” campus science popularization activity organized by Beijing) Co., Ltd. was held at the University of Science and Technology of China. The event invited Liu Yang, the part-time vice-chairman of the All-China Women’s Federation and China’s first female astronaut, to give lectures on aerospace science to young people.

Bao Xinhe, President of the University of Science and Technology of China, Huang Fang, Deputy Director of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Zhang Yanhong, Secretary-General of the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, Zhu Dongyun, Deputy Secretary-General, Liu Ping, Secretary of the Party Group, Chairman of the Anhui Women’s Federation, and Cai Xiaoli, Vice-Chairman, Chinese and Foreign Humanities of the Ministry of Education Xia Juan (online), Deputy Director of the Exchange Center, Ma Yunsheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Basic Education Group of the University of Science and Technology of China, Shen Ting, Director of the Public Affairs Department of Bright Dairy Co., Ltd., Guo Ni, the Chinese Lunar Exploration and Space Youth Reading Promotion Ambassador, and General Manager of Chang’e Company Xu Xingli, and more than 500 representatives of teachers and students from universities, middle schools and primary schools in Hefei participated in the event.

The event also specially invited some girl representatives from the “Spring Bud Project” of the China Children and Teenagers’ Foundation to participate in the meeting, and organized some spring bud girls from all over the country and about one million elementary and middle school students in Chengdu, Chongqing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, and Guizhou Province to synchronize in real time Watched the report online.

Liu Yang gave an aerospace science course entitled “Walking with the Times, Walking with the Dream”. She introduced the “three-step” development strategy of my country’s manned spaceflight and the overview of the manned missions of Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 14 jointly carried out by her and her comrades, and reviewed the ten years of my country’s manned spaceflight from Tiangong Laboratory to the space station The course of the times. She said proudly: “Whenever I look up at the starry sky, I feel very excited inside, because I know that there is a ‘space home’ built by us that is flying in the sky. This achievement is exciting and extremely proud. “

Later, Liu Yang shared his growth experience of hard study, strict training, and flying to realize his dreams after joining the astronaut brigade for more than ten years, and called on children and young people to dare to dream and pursue their dreams, cherish the great era, work together, continue to struggle, and grasp life The opportunity to shine, grasp the opportunity to make dreams come true, grasp the opportunity to grow and progress together with the motherland and the times, and walk with the times and dreams.

As one of the sponsors, Huang Fang, deputy director of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, said in his speech that children and adolescents are the successors of China’s aerospace industry in the future and the hope for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. China Aerospace has always been committed to telling the story of spaceflight, popularizing spaceflight knowledge and spreading spaceflight to children and teenagers. On the eighth “China Aerospace Day”, “The Power of Dreams” is specially arranged to enter the campus science popularization activities. The manned spaceflight spirit of tackling key problems and being especially able to contribute”, I hope that everyone can put this unique lofty realm, tenacious fighting will, and outstanding intelligence into study and life.

After the report, Liu Yang interacted with representatives of the participating “Spring Bud Girls” and some teachers and students in Hefei, and witnessed the on-site love donation activity with the participating leaders and guests. 

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On the week on the week of 15th   April 2023 CMS China Manned SpaceCNSA-China National Space Administration  the crew of the Shenzhou 15 of the Tiangong-China Space Station make a Record On April 15, 2023, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 15 Takionaut crew carried out the fourth out-of-vehicle activity. With the close cooperation of the ground staff and the astronaut Deng Qingming in the cabin, the two out-of-vehicle astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu successfully completed all the scheduled tasks and returned safely to the Wentian experimental cabin.



Up to now, the Shenzhou 15 Takionaut crew has completed four out-of-vehicle activities, setting a new record for Chinese Takionauts single crew out-of-vehicle activities. During the four out-of-vehicle activities, the three Takionauts of the Shenzhou 15 crew worked closely together inside and outside the cabin, and successfully completed the installation of the extended pump set outside the cabin, the installation and connection of cross-cabin cables, and the external load exposure platform. The installation of support rods and other tasks laid the foundation for the subsequent large-scale extravehicular science and technology experiments…..

The Shenzhou 15 mission is the sixth mission of China’s manned space program in 2022, and it is also the last mission during the construction phase of China’s space station. The crew will work and live in orbit for 6 months. The main purpose of the mission is to verify The space station supports crew rotation capabilities, realizing the first on-orbit rotation of Takionaut crews; carrying out the installation and commissioning of equipment inside and outside the space station and space application mission-related facilities and equipment, conducting space science experiments and technical tests; performing daily maintenance and repair of the space station; The normalized operation mode of the cabin assembly… . The Shenzhou 15 flight crew consisted of Takionauts Fei Junlong , Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu , with Fei Junlong serving as the commander…

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