Shenzhou 15 flight crew status

After the Shenzhou 15 flight crew set off, astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu would perform a six-month flight mission. They would bring the hopes of their motherland and people to the Heavenly Palace and witness the official completion of the Chinese space station in space. This mission had some changes compared to the past, including more sections, more complicated working conditions, more arduous tasks, and more intensive scientific and technical experiments. However, they still carried their original mission and never stopped preparing for the battle. They pursued the dream of the nine heavens with their utmost loyalty.

The astronauts of the Shenzhou 15 flight crew were Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu.

The Shenzhou-13 astronauts were composed of Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu. They stayed in space for six months for the first time in the Shenzhou 13 mission, and Chinese female astronaut Wang Yaping became the first female astronaut to enter the Chinese space station. The astronauts successfully completed multiple extraterrestrial activities and completed various tasks during the extraterrestrial activities. They verified the functional performance of the extraterrestrial spacesuit and robotic arm, and accumulated experience. They spent the Spring Festival in space and set a new record for the time spent in space by Chinese astronauts on a single mission. Finally, the Shenzhou-13 astronauts safely returned to the ground on April 16,2022, ending their space journey.

The Shenzhou-13 crew included Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu. Among them, Zhai Zhigang served as the commander. He was China's first extraterrestrial astronaut. Wang Yaping had carried out the Shenzhou-10 manned mission, while Ye Guangfu was carrying out a manned mission for the first time. The three astronauts would work in the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft. They would stay in orbit for the first time for six months, and Wang Yaping would become the first female astronaut on the Chinese space station.

Shenzhou 18 was the 18th spacecraft launched by China's manned space program. It was launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 20:58:57 on April 25,2024 and successfully entered the scheduled orbit. The Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft was made up of three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu. They would stay in the space station for about six months to carry out space station management, maintenance, and repair tasks. The launch of Shenzhou 18 was a complete success, and the astronauts were in good condition. During their work on the space station, the Shenzhou 18 astronauts would also carry out several extraterrestrial activities. The return of Shenzhou 18 was scheduled for late October.

In 2024, the Shenzhou 17 manned spacecraft carried out two extraterrestrial activities. The second extraterrestrial activity was the first time a Chinese astronaut completed the maintenance mission of a spacecraft extraterrestrial facility in orbit. The focus of this extraterrestrial activity was to complete the maintenance work of the solar wings in the Tianhe core module, eliminating the impact of the impact of small space particles in the early stage. After evaluation and analysis, the power generation performance of the solar wings was normal. After the mission of the extraterrestrial activity was completed, the Shenzhou 17 manned spacecraft and the space station combination were successfully separated, and the astronauts safely returned to the Wentian experiment module. The mission of the Shenzhou 17 manned spacecraft was a complete success.

Shenzhou 18 was China's manned spacecraft that was successfully launched in 2024. The launch mission was a complete success. The Shenzhou 18 crew and the Shenzhou 17 crew would rotate at the China Space Station. The crew of Shenzhou 18 was composed of Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, three astronauts born in the 1980s. They would stay on the space station for about six months, during which they would conduct a number of scientific experiments and technical research, including aquatic ecological research, extraterrestrial activities, and the installation of debris protection reinforcement devices. This launch not only demonstrated the strength of China's aerospace technology, but also the wisdom and courage of the astronauts. The launch of Shenzhou 18 was of great significance to the development of China's space industry. It also made people look forward to China's achievements in space science exploration.

On April 26,2024, the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft successfully docked at the space station's Tianhe Core module. The entire autonomous rendezvous and docking process lasted about 6.5 hours. The docking was done using the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode, and the space station assembly was docked in a radius. The rendezvous and docking was a difficult task because the space station assembly blocked the spacecraft's measurement sensors and the interaction between the engines would pose a challenge. In order to eliminate these risks, the development team controlled the deviation of the performance parameters of the docking mechanism through the development of product and process standards, and conducted several ground standard process capture buffer tests. The docking of Shenzhou 18 marked the further maturity of China's self-developed space rendezvous and docking technology.

In 2024, the Shenzhou 17 astronauts were composed of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin. They successfully completed the Shenzhou 17 manned flight mission, including extraterrestrial activities and extraterrestrial maintenance missions. On April 30, 2024, they returned to Earth safely and successfully landed at the Dongfeng Landing Field. The astronauts were in good health and the mission was a complete success. Tang Hongbo became China's longest-flying astronaut, with a total of 215 days in orbit. The return of the Shenzhou 17 astronauts marked the successful completion of their mission and their safe arrival in Beijing.

Shenzhou 15(SZ15) was the 15th Shenzhou spacecraft launched by China's manned space program and the 10th manned spacecraft launched by the People's Republic of China. Shenzhou 15 was launched on November 29,2022 by the Long March 2F launch vehicle at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and docked with the Tianhe Core Vehicle. The three astronauts of the Shenzhou 15 crew would fly in orbit for six months. During this period, they would assemble, test, and commission the load equipment in the cabin, control the robotic arm to install the load outside the cabin, and rotate with the Shenzhou 14 crew in orbit. The purpose of Shenzhou 15's mission was to verify the space station's ability to support crew rotation, carry out the installation and adjustment of the space station's internal and external equipment and space application mission related facilities and equipment, carry out space science experiments and technical experiments, carry out daily maintenance of the space station, and verify the normal operation mode of the three-module combination of the space station.