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On the day of  April 17th Wednesday 2024   Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China, the Shenzhou 18 Chang Zheng-Long March 2F, Y18  has been rollout from it’s Vertical Assembly Building The eight-launch vehicle assembly has been transferred to the launch area. At present, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch functional inspections, joint tests and other work will be carried out as planned. The launch is planned to be carried out in the near future.

On April 17, 2024, the combination of the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft and the Chang Zheng- Long March 2F Yao 18 carrier Rocket launch vehicle, with a total weight of more than 40 tons and a total height of nearly 60 meters, arrived at the launch area and is scheduled to be launched in the near future. Shenzhou 18 is targeted for launch at 20:59 on April 25, 2024 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, and People’s Republic of China.

On April 23, 2024, the Shenzhou 18 mission completed the region-wide joint training, and the launch site was prepared to deal with windy and sandy weather….

On April 24, 2024, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after research and decision by the Space Station Application and Development Stage Mission General Headquarters, the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou 18 manned mission will consist of Ye Guangfu, Li Cong , It consists of three Takionauts , Li Guangsu , and Ye Guangfu serves as the commander. 

【Three people born in the 1980s! 神舟十八号Shenzhou 18 Takionaut Crew Determined】

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after research and decision by the Space Station Application and Development Phase Flight Mission Headquarters, the Takionaut crew for the Shenzhou 18 manned mission will be composed of It consists of three Takionauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, with Ye Guangfu serving as the commander. The crew includes 1 Takionaut from the second batch and 2 Takionauts from the third batch, all of whom are born in the 1980….

叶光富Ye Guangfu – Chinese heroic Takionaut, second-level Takionaut, crew member of Shenzhou 13 and 18….

Ye Guangfu ,male, Han nationality, native of Chengdu, Sichuan, member of the Communist Party of China, master’s degree. Born in September 1980, he joined the army in August 1998 and the party in May 2002. He graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University and is currently a first-class astronaut in the Astronaut Brigade of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, with the rank of Army Colonel. 

He once served as the air combat shooting director of the combat training unit of a certain regiment headquarters of the Air Force Aviation Division. He flew 1,100 hours safely and was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force. In May 2010, he was selected into the second batch of Chinese astronauts. In December 2019, he was selected as the crew of the Shenzhou 13 mission At 0:23 on October 16, 2021, the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft entered space On November 7, 2021, Shenzhou 13 will conduct its first extravehicular activity. Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping will perform extravehicular operations in “Flying” extravehicular suits, and astronaut Ye Guangfu will cooperate and support in the cabin . On December 26, Shenzhou 13 Takionaut Ye Guangfu conducted the second extravehicular activity . On April 16, 2022, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng Landing Field . On April 24, 2024, he was selected as the crew member of the Shenzhou 18 manned mission and served as the commander….. .

李广苏Li Guangsu, China’s third batch of Takionauts, Shenzhou 18 Takionauts…

Li Guangsu, male, Han nationality, native of Peixian County, Jiangsu Province, was born in July 1987. He joined the army in September 2006 and the Communist Party of China in June 2011. He graduated from Air Force Aviation University with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.

He is currently a fourth-level astronaut in the Takionaut Group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army , with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force , and is an astronaut on the Shenzhou 18 mission . 

On April 24, 2024, after research and decision by the Space Station Application and Development Stage Mission General Headquarters, the Shenzhou 18 astronaut crew will consist of three Takionauts, Ye Guangfu , Li Cong , and Li Guangsu.

李聪Li Cong – China’s third batch of Takionauts, Shenzhou 18 Takionauts…

Li Cong, male, Han nationality, native of Handan, Hebei, was born in October 1989. He joined the army in September 2009 and the Communist Party of China in June 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree. 

He is currently a fourth-level Takionaut in the Takionaut Group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army , with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, and is an astronaut on the Shenzhou 18 mission. 

On April 24, 2024, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after research and decision by the Space Station Application and Development Stage Mission Headquarters, the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou 18 manned mission will consist of Ye Guangfu , Li Cong, It consists of three Takionauts including Li Guangsu ….

On April 24, 2024, the Shenzhou 18 uplink experimental device and related samples were launched to implement China’s first on-orbit aquatic ecological research project..

The logo of the Shenzhou 18th manned mission is simple and modern, with a strong sense of science and technology. The main body is the China Space Station. The location of the Shenzhou 18th manned spacecraft and docking is highlighted with a yellow line. The mission’s serial number “18” adopts a sense of science and technology. The style design uses numbers as the background to emphasize the task sequence and improve the recognition and memorability of the logo. The number of stars also corresponds to the mission number

mission

After the space station mission enters normal duty, the Shenzhou 18 astronaut crew will manage and care for the space station and application loads as planned, and conduct space station maintenance and status inspections to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the space station.

While in orbit, the Shenzhou 18 crew will also carry out 6 cargo airlock cabin escape missions and 2 to 3 extravehicular activities. Based on the space debris protection measures currently in place at the space station, the astronaut crew will pass For extravehicular activities, debris protection and reinforcement devices should be installed on extravehicular pipelines, cables and key equipment, and extravehicular inspections should be carried out as appropriate to further ensure the safety of the space station

series of experiments

The Shenzhou 18 crew will use the in-cabin scientific experiment cabinet and extravehicular loads to carry out more than 90 practical experiments in the fields of basic microgravity physics, space material science, space life science, aerospace medicine, and aerospace technology. For example, the Shenzhou 18 will launch experimental devices and related samples this time, and will implement the country’s first on-orbit aquatic ecological research project, using zebrafish and hornwort as research objects to establish a stably operating space self-circulating aquatic ecosystem in orbit. Achieve my country’s breakthrough in cultivating vertebrates in space. The world’s first on-orbit study of the function of plant shoot tip stem cells will also be carried out to reveal the adaptive mechanism of plant evolution to gravity and provide theoretical support for subsequent directional design of space crops adapted to the space environment….

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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.

Central Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council

About awarding Jing Haipeng the “Special Space Merit Medal”

Awarded Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao the honorary title of “Heroic Takionauts”

and the decision to award the “Level 3 Aerospace Meritorious Medal”

(April 18, 2024)

On May 30, 2023, the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft was successfully launched. Takionauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao successfully entered the Tianhe core module on the spacecraft and stayed in orbit for 5 months, conducting 1 It carried out an extravehicular activity and a space lecture, carried out a series of space science experiments and on-orbit practical tests of applied loads, and completed the platform management and care under the “three cabins and three ships” configuration of the space station, and safely on October 31, 2023. return. The Shenzhou 16 manned mission is the first manned mission after the space station is fully completed and the manned space project has entered a new stage of application and development. For the first time, it is jointly carried out by three types of astronauts: space pilots, space flight engineers, and payload experts. The mission marks a new step for China’s aerospace industry to take high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and achieve new breakthroughs in accelerating the construction of a powerful aerospace country. It will enhance our country’s comprehensive national strength and enhance the cohesion of the Chinese nation, and inspire the whole party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to work hard and unite. , striving to write a new chapter in Chinese-style modernization is of great significance.

The complete success of the Shenzhou 16 manned mission embodies the wisdom and hard work of the vast number of scientific and technological workers, Takionauts, cadres and workers, and PLA commanders and fighters. Comrades Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao are outstanding representatives among them. They are determined to serve the country, loyal to their mission, defying hardships and dangers, uniting and cooperating, and showing the world the powerful Chinese spirit and power. Comrade Jing Haipeng has carried out manned missions 4 times and served as commander 3 times, becoming the Chinese astronaut who has carried out the most manned missions. Comrade Zhu Yangzhu was determined, courageous, brave enough to take on challenges, and operated meticulously, becoming my country’s first aerospace flight engineer to carry out manned missions and carry out extravehicular activities. Comrade Gui Haichao trained hard and passed numerous tests, and was honored to be selected as the crew of Shenzhou 16, becoming my country’s first payload expert to carry out a manned mission. In order to commend them for their outstanding achievements in establishing my country’s manned space industry, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission decided to award Comrade Jing Haipeng the “Special Space Merit Medal” and comrades Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao the honor of “Heroic Taikonauts” title and awarded the “Level 3 Aerospace Meritorious Medal”.

Comrades Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao are pioneers of the times who never forget their original aspirations, keep their mission in mind, and dedicate themselves to the noble cause. They are role models for exploring the universe, dreaming of space, and building a powerful aerospace nation. The Party Central Committee calls on the entire Party, the military and the people of all ethnic groups to follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, follow the example of the commended astronauts, and deeply understand the “two establishments” of decisive significance, strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidences”, achieve “two safeguards”, unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and vigorously carry forward the spirit of “two bombs and one satellite” and The spirit of manned spaceflight is self-confidence, self-improvement, unity of one mind, hard work and courage, and united struggle to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization!

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[“Chasing Dreams of the Universe and Asking the Sky—China’s Manned Space Engineering Achievement Exhibition” officially opened in Shanghai]

On the morning of December 29, 2023, “Chasing Dreams of the Universe and Asking the Sky—China’s Manned Space Engineering Achievements Exhibition Shanghai Station” opened The ceremony was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the China Manned Space Engineering Office and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, organized by the Shanghai National Defense Science and Technology Industry Office, the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Government, and the Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology, with support from the China Space Foundation. Xiao Guiyu, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Zhou Jianping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chief Designer of China’s Manned Space Program, Ji Qiming, Assistant Director of the China Manned Space Program Office, Vice Chairman (concurrently) of the All-China Women’s Federation and Super Astronaut Wang Yaping, and About 150 representatives from various sectors in Shanghai attended the opening ceremony.

The Shanghai Station of the China Manned Space Engineering Achievements Exhibition is open to the public free of charge. The main exhibits include a 1:1 model of the space station Tianhe core module, a 1:4 model of the space station assembly, Long March 2F, Long March 7, and Long March 5B. , Long March 10 launch vehicle and other models, as well as physical objects such as extravehicular space suits, Shenzhou 14 return capsules, environmental control and life support equipment, as well as new-generation manned spacecraft and lunar landers and other important components for future manned lunar landings. Aircraft product model. It is worth mentioning that this exhibition specially displays the space station Mengtian experimental module model developed by Shanghai, flexible solar wings, Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft voice processing equipment, Shenzhou 7 accompanying satellite and other exhibits, showing the Public display of Shanghai’s power in manned spaceflight projects. It is understood that the Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology is also responsible for participating in the development of other space station modules, manned spacecraft, cargo spacecraft and Long March 5B launch vehicle and other flight products in the manned space project.

Shanghai New International Expo Center.China, Shanghai, Pudong, 龙阳路2345号邮政编码: 201204, China, People’s Republic of China.



In 1992, China’s manned space project was officially launched. In 2022, the “three-step” strategic mission will be successfully completed and the Chinese space station will be fully completed. It has now officially entered the space station application and development stage. After more than 30 years of continuous struggle of several generations of astronauts, the Chinese nation has historically realized the millennium dream of flying into space, successfully mastered a series of key core technologies, created a brilliant record of 30 battles and 30 victories in major flight missions, and built The important weapon of a great power, whose lifeline is completely in the hands of the Chinese people, has embarked on a manned space development path that is in line with China’s national conditions, has given birth to the great manned space spirit that is included in the spiritual pedigree of the Chinese Communists, and has the ability to develop alongside the world’s aerospace powers. Confidence and ability have added another “milestone” that will shine in the annals of history on the journey of building a powerful aerospace nation and climbing the peak of science and technology, and written a magnificent chapter in the vast universe of using the aerospace dream to support the Chinese dream.



The achievement exhibition is divided into glorious history, brilliant achievements, future prospects and other sections. It comprehensively and systematically reviews the glorious history of self-confidence and self-improvement and struggle to realize dreams over the past thirty years across the entire project. It focuses on displaying the achievements of the Party with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The leap-forward development and historic achievements of China’s aerospace industry under the strong leadership of the central government highlight the great political advantages and practical power of adhering to the party’s leadership, adhering to the new national system, and adhering to the development path with Chinese characteristics, and vividly demonstrate the vast number of aerospace personnel. A high-spirited spirit that is especially able to endure hardship, fight, tackle problems, and contribute.

The exhibition is free and open to the public and lasts for 50 days. The main exhibits include a 1:1 model of the space station Tianhe core module, a 1:4 model of the space station assembly, Long March 2F, Long March 7, Long March 5B, and Long March 10. There are also models of launch vehicles, as well as physical objects such as extravehicular space suits, Shenzhou 14 return capsules, environmental control and life support equipment, as well as product models of major future manned lunar landing vehicles such as new-generation manned spacecraft and lunar landers. It is worth mentioning that this exhibition specially displays the space station Mengtian experimental module model developed by Shanghai, flexible solar wings, Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft voice processing equipment, Shenzhou 7 accompanying satellite and other exhibits, to the Public display of Shanghai’s power in manned spaceflight projects. It is understood that the Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology is also responsible for participating in the development of other space station modules, manned spacecraft, cargo spacecraft and Long March 5B launch vehicle and other flight products in the manned space project.

The purpose of holding this exhibition is to better display the achievements of aerospace development, promote the spirit of patriotism, and popularize aerospace science and technology knowledge. During the exhibition period, a number of aerospace science education activities and aerospace culture dissemination activities will also be held to allow the public to further understand manned spaceflight. Participate in supporting manned spaceflight and inspire the public, especially young people, to advocate science, explore the unknown, and pursue their dreams.

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On the 21st December 2023 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration   On May 10th 2023 , the combination of the  Chang Zheng Long March 7 Yao 8 carrier rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site…… According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Long March-7 Yao-8 carrier rocket that will carry out the Tianzhou-7 launch mission has completed all development work before leaving the factory and will be launched in 2023.

 It was safely transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Site on December 21, 2023. After that, the Long March 7 Yao 8 launch vehicle will carry out final assembly and testing at the launch site together with the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft that has arrived in advance. At present, all participating systems in the launch site area are steadily preparing for missions as planned….

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Tianzhou 7 arrives in Wenchang! Expected to launch in January 2024

Recently, after completing the work related to leaving the factory, the “Tianzhou 7” cargo spacecraft has arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China. Subsequent final assembly, testing and other work will be carried out as planned. Preparations for the launch site for the next cargo supply mission are underway as planned. Expand.

It is expected that in January 2024, the “Tianzhou-7” cargo spacecraft will be launched by the “Long March 7” Yao-8 carrier rocket. The spacecraft will ascend using the rapid rendezvous and docking mode and dock behind the “Tianhe” core module of the Chinese Space Station. Send a new batch of cargo supplies to the port for the “God Seventeen” mission. Before the “Tianzhou-7” spacecraft goes up, the “Tianzhou-6” spacecraft will unlock and separate from the rear port of the “Tianhe” core module, freeing up the docking port for the former.

The “Tianzhou-7” cargo spacecraft is the second in a new batch of “Tianzhou” spacecraft. This batch has developed and produced six spacecrafts, “Tianzhou-6” to “Tianzhou-11”. Compared with the “Tianzhou-5” spacecraft in the previous batch, the “Tianzhou-7” spacecraft has undergone system upgrades and greatly improved the cargo compartment. The cabin volume has increased by 20% and the transportation capacity has increased by about 500. Kilogram, the maximum transport capacity has been increased from the previous 6.9 tons to about 7.4 tons, and the materials provided to astronauts will be able to support longer missions. Based on the increase in transportation capacity, the launch density of the space station mission “Tianzhou” cargo spacecraft has been adjusted from the previous 2 times/1 year to 3 times/2 years, with an average of one launch mission every 8 months, and the subsequent launch density will be further reduced.

“Tianzhou-6”
Tianzhou-6″

The “Tianzhou-7” cargo spacecraft adopts a dual-cabin tandem configuration, with a propulsion cabin and a cargo cabin from bottom to top. The total length of the spacecraft is 10.6 meters, the maximum diameter of the main body (cargo compartment) is 3.35 meters, the dry mass is 6.5 tons, the maximum upward transport capacity is 7.4 tons, and the cargo-cargo ratio reaches 0.53. The “Tianzhou” improved cargo spacecraft is the spacecraft with the strongest transportation capacity, the highest cargo load ratio, and the most comprehensive on-orbit support capabilities among the world’s active cargo spacecraft.

Since the establishment of the space station, the launch missions of China’s manned space project have entered a normalized stage, with 2 manned launch missions and 1 to 2 cargo launch missions being carried out on a regular basis every year. According to the plan, China’s manned space program will carry out four launch missions in 2024: “Tianzhou 7”, “Shenzhou 18”, “Tianzhou 8” and “Shenzhou 19”. Among them, “Tianzhou 7” “No. 1” mission will take the lead.

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