China Manned Space Program

Short description: Spaceflight programme in China

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Logo of CMS in the shape of a space station, or the Chinese character "中" as in "中国" (China).

Country|  China
Organization| China Manned Space Agency
Purpose| Human spaceflight
Status| Active
Program history
Duration| 21 September 1992–
Maiden flight| Shenzhou 1
19 November 1999; 26 years ago (1999-11-19)
First crewed flight| Shenzhou 5
15 October 2003; 22 years ago (2003-10-15)
Last flight| Tianzhou 7
17 January 2024; 2 years ago (2024-01-17)
Successes| 29
Failures| 0
Launch site(s)| Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Wenchang Space Launch Site
Vehicle information
Crew vehicle| Shenzhou spacecraft
Crew capacity| 3
Launch vehicle(s)| Long March 2F
Long March 7
Long March 5B

The China Manned Space Program (CMS; Chinese: 中国载人航天工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zàirén Hángtiān Gōngchéng), also known as Project 921 (Chinese: 九二一工程; pinyin: Jiǔèryī Gōngchéng) is a space program developed by the China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, designed to develop and enhance human spaceflight capabilities for China. It was approved on 21 September 1992 and has been in operation ever since. The CMS commander and director are currently Xu Xueqiang and Zhou Jianping respectively; the latter has held this position since 2006, after taking over from Wang Yongzhi, who served as the first director from 1992 to 2006.

As one of the most complex programs within the Chinese space agency, CMS was split into "three steps", or three phases, which can be summarized as follows:[1]

1. Crewed spacecraft launch and return.
2. Space laboratory (with capabilities of extravehicular activities), spacecraft rendezvous and docking procedures.
3. Long-term modular space station.

On 29 November 2022, with the launch and docking of Shenzhou 15 with the Tiangong space station, the CMSA successfully completed all three of the above steps, thereby making China the third nation to achieve human spaceflight (after the Soviet Union/Russia and the United States), as well as the second nation to operate a single-nation modular space station (after the Soviet Union/Russia's Mir).

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Development
* 2.1 First Step
* 2.2 Second Step
* 2.2.1 Phase 1: EVA, space rendezvous and docking
* 2.2.2 Phase 2: Space laboratory
* 2.3 Third Step
* 2.3.1 Phase 1: demonstration of key technologies
* 2.3.2 Phase 2: assembly and construction
* 3 Composition
* 4 Missions
* 4.1 Conducted missions
* 4.2 Upcoming missions
* 5 Astronauts
* 5.1 November 1996 trainer selection
* 5.2 January 1998 astronaut candidate selection
* 5.3 2010 astronaut candidate selection
* 5.4 2020 astronaut candidate selection
* 5.5 2022 astronaut candidate selection
* 6 International collaborations
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 8.1 Citations
* 8.2 Sources
* 9 External links

## History

Mockup of FSW satellite

The formal research of China's human spaceflight began in 1968. An institute for medical and space engineering was founded in Beijing.[2] It was the predecessor of China Astronaut Research and Training Center, at which China's astronauts are trained in the following decades. Before that, in 1964, China launched a sounding rocket, carrying several small animals to an altitude of 70 km as an attempt to study the effects of spaceflight on living creatures.[2]

On 24 April 1970, China launched its first satellite, Dong Fang Hong I into orbit. In 1970, Qian Xuesen, the father of China's space program, introduced his human spaceflight project, which was later called Project 714. An early version of crewed spacecraft called Shuguang I was under research. However, this program was cancelled due to a lack of funds and political interest. Instead, China decided in 1978 to pursue a method of sending astronauts into space using the more familiar FSW-derived ballistic reentry capsules. Two years later. in 1980, the Chinese government cancelled the program citing cost concerns.[3]

In order to gain relative experience, China launched and recover the first Fanhui Shi Weixing, a recoverable satellite, on 26 November 1975.[4] The success of the mission demonstrated China's capabilities of controlled atmospheric entry.

In 1986, the 863 Program was funded by the Chinese government. It was intended to stimulate the development of science and technologies in several key areas, in which space capabilities were included.[5]

The Chinese human spaceflight program, namely the China Manned Space Program, was formally approved on September 21, 1992, by the Standing Committee of Politburo as Project 921,[6] with work beginning on 1 January 1993. The initial plan has three steps:[1]

1. First Step: Launch a crewed spaceship with the aim of building up the fundamental capability in human space exploration and space experiments.
2. Second Step: Launch a space laboratory tasked with making technological breakthroughs for extravehicular activities, space rendezvous and spacecraft docking procedures, as well as providing a solution for man-tended space utilization on a certain scale and short-term basis.
3. Third Step: Establish a Space Station with the aim of providing a solution for human-tended -space utilization on a larger scale and longer-term basis.

The program is led by a chief commander and a chief designer, who handle administrative and technical issues respectively. A joint meeting between these two is responsible for making decisions on important issues during the implementation of the project.[6] The first chief designer of the program was Wang Yongzhi. A new organization, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, was founded for the administration of the program.

In 1994, China signed a cooperation agreement with Russia to purchase aerospace technologies. In 1995, a deal was signed between the two countries for the transfer of Russian Soyuz spacecraft technology to China. Included in the agreement were schedules for astronaut training, provision of Soyuz capsules, life support systems, docking systems, and space suits. In 1996, two Chinese astronauts, Wu Jie and Li Qinglong, began training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia . After training, these men returned to China and proceeded to train other Chinese astronauts at sites near Beijing and Jiuquan.[7]

The hardware and know-how purchased from Russia led to modifications of the original Step One spacecraft, later known called Shenzhou, roughly translated as "divine vessel". New launch facilities were built at the Jiuquan launch site in Inner Mongolia, and in the spring of 1998, a mock-up of the Long March 2F launch vehicle with Shenzhou spacecraft was rolled out for integration and facility tests.[7]

## Development

### First Step

Launch pad dedicated to CMS launches in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Shenzhou 5 return capsule and spaces suit displayed in the National Museum of China.

The development of Long March 2F, China's first human-rated launch vehicle, began in September 1992.[8] It was derived from the Long March 2E, but with a launch escape system and control system redundancy.

In December 1994, the first hot test fire of a human-rated rocket's engine was completed successfully.[8]

In 1996, two pilots from the Air Force, Wu Jie and Li Qinglong, were handpicked and sent to Russia for training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.[9]

In January 1998, 14 pilots were selected as the first batch of Chinese astronaut candidates.[10]

In November 1998, a new flight control center, Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, was opened to support CMS missions.[9] Also in that year, a new launch complex adapting the advanced "three verticals" (vertical assembly, vertical testing and vertical transport) strategy was put into service in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to support CMS missions exclusively.[11]

On 19 November 1999, Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft, was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and entered predetermined orbit. The ground electrical test model was used during this test flight to meet the deadline by the end of 1999.[9] The return capsule of the spacecraft successfully separated with other parts and landed intact in Inner Mongolia the next day. Despite only limited systems being tested, the mission was still a successful test flight for the Shenzhou spacecraft and Long March 2F rocket.

The second test flight of Shenzhou occurred on 10 January 2001. Shenzhou 2, the first formal uncrewed spaceship of China, was launched into orbit and stayed for seven days before the return capsule separated and performed a safe landing.[12]

In 2002, China launched Shenzhou 3 and Shenzhou 4; both ended in success. All systems of the program had passed the tests perfectly, indicating a crewed mission was ready to be conducted.[9]

The fifth launch, Shenzhou 5, was the first to carry a human (Yang Liwei) and occurred at 01:00:00 UTC on 15 October 2003.[13] At 587 seconds after taking off, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered an elliptical orbit with an inclination of 42.4°, the perigee height of 199.14 km and the apogee height of 347.8 km.[14] Yang became the first Chinese launched into space with Chinese launch vehicle and spacecraft. At 22:23 UTC on 15 October 2003, the re-entry module landed safely in central Inner Mongolia. The whole mission lasted for 21 hours and 23 minutes, making China the third country capable of sending humans to space and back independently, after Russia and the United States.

The first "multi-person and multi-day" crewed space flight, Shenzhou 6, was conducted during 12–17 October 2005. Astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng spent more than 4 days in space and orbited the Earth for 76 orbits.[15]

### Second Step

The goal of the Second Step of CMS was to make technology breakthroughs in extravehicular activities (EVA) as well as space rendezvous and docking to support short-term human activities in space.[16] To complete the goal, China launched multiple crewed and uncrewed missions, including two prototypes of China's space station.

#### Phase 1: EVA, space rendezvous and docking

First spacewalk by Chinese astronaut during Shenzhou 7 mission

On 25 September 2008, Shenzhou 7 was launched into space with three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng. During the flight, Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming completed China's first EVA with the Feitian extravehicular space suit made in China and the Sea Hawk extravehicular space suit imported from Russia respectively.[17]

In order to practice space rendezvous and docking, China launched an 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) target vehicle, Tiangong 1, in 2011 with a variant of Long March 2F,[18] followed by Shenzhou 8, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft since Shenzhou 5. The two spacecraft performed China's first automatic rendezvous and docking on 3 November 2011, which verified the performance of docking procedures and mechanisms.[19] About 9 months later, Tiangong 1 completed the first manual rendezvous and docking with Shenzhou 9, a crewed spacecraft carrying Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and China's first female astronaut Liu Yang.[20]

On 11 June 2013, crewed spacecraft Shenzhou 10 carrying astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping was launched into orbit and docked with Tiangong 1. The three astronauts spent 12 days in Tiangong 1 by conducting scientific experiments, giving lectures to over 60 million students in China, and performing more docking tests before returning to Earth safely.[21] The completion of the missions from Shenzhou 6 to Shenzhou 10 demonstrated China's technical advancement in human spaceflight, ending phase 1 of the Second Step.[22]

#### Phase 2: Space laboratory

Rendering of Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft (left) and Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory (right) assembly in space

To further enhance China's human spaceflight capabilities and make preparation for the construction of future space station, China launched the second phase of the Second Step, which consisted of four space laboratory missions.

In June 2016, China conducted the maiden flight of Long March 7, a new generation medium-lift launch vehicle with higher payload capability to low Earth orbit, from the newly built Wenchang Space Launch Site located in the coastal Hainan Province.[23]

In September 2016, Tiangong 2 was launched into orbit. It was a space laboratory with more advanced functions and equipment than Tiangong 1. A month later, Shenzhou 11 was launched and docked with Tiangong 2. Two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong entered Tiangong 2 and were stationed for about 30 days, breaking China's record for the longest human spaceflight mission while verifying the viability of astronauts' medium-term stay in space.[23]

In April 2017, China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 1 docked with Tiangong 2 and completed multiple in-orbit propellant refueling tests, which marked the successful completion of the Second Step of CMS.[23]

### Third Step

Launch of Tianhe core module on 29 April 2021 Astronaut Zhai Zhigang of Shenzhou 13 crew performing spacewalk on Tiangong Space Station on 7 November 2021

On 5 May 2020, China successfully launched the maiden flight of Long March 5B, whose payload capability is greater than 22,000 kg (49,000 lb), allowing China to put a large space station module into low Earth orbit.[24] The mission inaugurated the Third Step of CMS.[25]

The Third Step aims to complete the construction of China's space station Tiangong. It can be divided into two phases:[26]

#### Phase 1: demonstration of key technologies

On 29 April 2021, the second Long March 5B rocket lifted off from Wenchang, carrying the 22,500 kg (49,600 lb) Tianhe core module, the most complex spacecraft independently developed by China. The core module entered the predetermined orbit about 494 seconds after launch, marking the start of the in-orbit construction of China's space station.[26]

On 29 May 2021, Tianzhou 2, the first cargo spacecraft to the space station, was launched by a Long March 7 rocket and docked with Tianhe core module 8 hours later.[27] The shipment included astronaut supplies, space station equipment, extravehicular space suits and propellant.[28]

The first crewed mission to Tianhe, Shenzhou 12, was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 17 June 2021. The spacecraft conducted China's first crewed autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking 6 hours 32 minutes after launch.[29] Three crew members, Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, became the first inhabitants of Tiangong Space Station.

At 00:11 UTC on 4 July 2021, two of the Shenzhou 12 crew members, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, conducted the first EVA on the space station, which lasted for 6 hours 46 minutes, breaking the previous 20-minute EVA record made during Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008 by a huge margin.[30]

The Shenzhou 12 crew returned to Earth safely on 17 September 2021.[31]

On 20 September 2021, Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft was launched to Tiangong Space Station.[32]

On 15 October 2021, Shenzhou 13 was launched and docked to Tianhe core module 6.5 hours later. The crew, including Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, planned to complete a six-month stay, the longest one since the beginning of the program.[33] About three weeks later, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping completed the crew's first EVA on 7 November 2021, making Wang the first Chinese female astronaut to perform an EVA.[34]

At 07:59 UTC on 27 March 2022, Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft was undocked from the Tianhe core module after completing its mission,[35] followed by its controlled reentry to the atmosphere over the south Pacific Ocean on 31 March 2022.[36] The Shenzhou 13 crew returned to Earth safely on 16 April 2022.[37]

#### Phase 2: assembly and construction

Shenzhou 14 crew Cai Xuzhe, Chen Dong and Liu Yang  Rear view of completed Tiangong Space Station, taken by Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ahead of docking. First gathering of two Chinese astronaut crews on Tiangong Space Station on 30 November 2022

Following the conclusion of phase 1, 6 more missions will be conducted to implement phase 2, including launches of 2 laboratory modules of Tiangong, 2 cargo spacecraft and 2 crewed spacecraft. All these missions are scheduled to be carried out by the end of 2022.[38]

On 9 May 2022, Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft was launched to Tiangong Space Station,[39] which docked with the station the next day.

On 5 June 2022, Shenzhou 14 was launched and docked to Tianhe core module almost 7 hours later. The crew, including Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, will spend six months on the space station during this very first crewed mission of the construction phase.[40]

On 17 July 2022 at 02:59 UTC, Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft was undocked from the Tianhe core module after completing its mission.[41]

On 24 July 2022, the third Long March 5B rocket lifted off from Wenchang, carrying the 23,200 kg (51,100 lb) Wentian laboratory cabin module, the largest and heaviest spacecraft launched by China. The module docked with the space station less than 20 hours later, adding the second module and the first laboratory module to it.[42]

At 10:26 UTC on 1 September 2022, two of the Shenzhou 14 crew members, Chen Dong and Liu Yang, conducted the first EVA from the Wentian module's airlock, which lasted for 6 hours 7 minutes.[43] About two weeks later, on 17 September 2022, at 05:35 UTC, the second spacewalk carried out by Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe through the airlock of the Wentian lab module, with Liu Yang assisting the pair from inside the Tianhe core module.[44]

On 31 October 2022, the fourth Long March 5B rocket lifted off from Wenchang, carrying the 23,200 kg (51,100 lb) Mengtian laboratory cabin module. The module docked to the space station in less than 13 hours later, adding the third module and the second laboratory module to it.[45] On 3 November 2022, the 'T-shape' Tiangong space station was formed with the transpositioning of the last module.[46]

On 9 November 2022 at 06:55 UTC, Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft was undocked from the Tianhe core module after completing its mission.

On 12 November 2022, Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft was launched to Tiangong Space Station and docked after 2 hours and 7 minutes, breaking the world record for the fastest rendezvous and docking between a spacecraft and a space station.[47]

On 17 November 2022 at 03:16 UTC, the third spacewalk was carried out, again by Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe through the airlock of the Wentian lab module, with Liu Yang assisting the pair from inside the Tianhe core module.

On 29 November 2022 at 15:08 UTC, Shenzhou 15 launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center; the spacecraft docked with the space station about 6 and one-half hours later at 21:42 UTC. Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu (the Shenzhou 15 crew) were greeted by the Shenzhou 14 crew, completing the first crew handover on the China space station.[48]

With the completion of construction, the Space Station will enter the application and permanently crewed phase in which crew rotations would become routine. The station is expected to operate in orbit for no less than 10 years,[38] and perhaps up to 15 years, until 2038.[49]

## Composition

Foods carried by Chinese astronauts Second generation of Feitian space suit Shenzhou was the first crewed spacecraft of China.

China Manned Space Program is composed of 14 systems, with more than one thousand units from various sectors involved.[50][1]

The 14 systems (plus four more systems currently under development) and their main objectives are:

Astronaut System

Ensuring the health and performance of astronauts during long-term space flight

Space Application System

Making use of the on-board application support capacity to enable space science experiments and investigations.

Manned Spacecraft System (initial) Development of Shenzhou series crewed spacecraft used for transporting humans into space and back.

Space Laboratory System Development of two prototypes of future space station, Tiangong 1 and Tiangong 2, for the purpose of technology demonstrations.

Permanently-Crewed Space Station Development of a permanently-crewed long-term modular space station. The station is designed to allow the long-term study of astronomical, biological, and physical phenomena in low Earth orbit.

Long March 2F

Main article: Engineering:Long March 2F

Development of Long March 2F, the human-rated carrier rocket used to launch Shenzhou spacecraft and space laboratories.

Long March 5B Development of Long March 5B carrier rocket, which is responsible for carrying space station modules for the construction of Tiangong Space Station.

Long March 7

Main article: Engineering:Long March 7

Development of Long March 7 carrier rocket designed for Tianzhou cargo spacecraft launching.

Long March 10

Main article: Engineering:Long March 10

Development of the Long March 10 carrier rocket is currently underway. It is designed to launch crewed spacecraft to the Moon by the year 2030.

Long March 10A

Main article: Engineering:Long March 10

Development of the Long March 10A is currently underway. It is designed to launch a new generation of crewed spacecraft to low Earth orbits. The first stage of this launcher will be recoverable and reusable; its first flight is anticipated to occur in 2027.

Next-generation crewed spacecraft

Main article: Engineering:Next-generation crewed spacecraft

Development of the next-generation crewed spacecraft is currently underway. It is designed to carry up to seven crew members to LEOs and three crew members to lunar orbit.

Crewed lunar lander

Main article: Engineering:Chinese crewed lunar lander

Development of the crewed lunar lander is currently underway. It is designed to carry two astronauts to the lunar surface and to ferry them back to lunar orbit after a period of time.

Jiuquan Launch Center Carrying out launch missions for crewed spaceship and space laboratory.

Wenchang Space Launch Site Carrying out the launching of Tiangong space station modules and Tianzhou cargo spaceships.

TT&C and Communications System

Measuring, monitoring and controlling the flight path, altitude and operating status of the rockets and spacecraft, providing channels for video and voice communications with the astronauts and sending scientific data back to Earth.

Landing Site System

Tracking, searching and locating the landed re-entry capsules, rescuing the astronauts and refurbishing and recycling the re-entry capsules and payloads.

Cargo Vehicle System

Main article: Engineering:Tianzhou (spacecraft)

Research and development of Tianzhou cargo vehicle.

Optical Module

Research and development of optical facilities and optical platforms.

## Missions

Mission types：

Launch vehicle test flight

Shenzhou spacecraft (uncrewed)

Shenzhou spacecraft (crewed)

Space station testbed

Space station module

Cargo spacecraft

### Conducted missions

The list below includes all missions operated by CMS, including crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, cargo spaceships, launch vehicle test flights and space station modules.

Sequence
No. | Mission | Launch | Launch Vehicle | Launch Site | Duration | Landing/Re-entry | Landing/Re-entry
Location | Crew | Outcome | Notes

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↓ First Step ↓
1 | Shenzhou 1 | 19 November 1999 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 21 h 11 m | 20 November 1999 | Dorbod Banner | (uncrewed) | Success  | First mission of CMS. Uncrewed test flight of Shenzhou spacecraft and Long March 2F rocket.
2 | Shenzhou 2 | 9 January 2001 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 7 d 10 h 22 m | 16 January 2001 | Dorbod Banner | (uncrewed) | Partial success  | Carried scientific payload including monkey, dog, rabbit and other animals.
3 | Shenzhou 3 | 25 March 2002 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 6 d 18 h 51 m | 1 April 2002 | Dorbod Banner | (uncrewed) | Success  | Carried a test dummy.
4 | Shenzhou 4 | 29 December 2002 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 6 d 18 h 36 m | 5 January 2003 | Dorbod Banner | (uncrewed) | Success  | Carried 2 test dummies and several science experiments.
5 | Shenzhou 5 | 15 October 2003 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 21 h 22 m 45 s  | 15 October 2003 | Dorbod Banner |  Yang Liwei | Success  | First crewed spaceflight of China; flight completed 14 Earth orbits. With this flight, China became the third nation capable of independent human spaceflight, after Russia and the U.S.
6 | Shenzhou 6 | 12 October 2005 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 4 d 19 h 33 m  | 16 October 2005 | Dorbod Banner |  Fei Junlong
Nie Haisheng | Success  | Multiple days in space, 75 orbits.
↓ Second Step, phase 1 ↓
7 | Shenzhou 7 | 25 September 2008 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 2 d 20 h 27 m  | 28 September 2008 | Dorbod Banner |  Zhai Zhigang
Liu Boming
Jing Haipeng | Success  | First three-person crew, first Chinese spacewalk.
8 | Tiangong 1 | 29 September 2011 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | — | 2 April 2018 | Southern Pacific | (uncrewed) | Success  | Target vehicle for space rendezvous and docking testing.
9 | Shenzhou 8 | 31 October 2011 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 16 d 13 h 34 m | 17 November 2011 | Dorbod Banner | (uncrewed) | Success  | Uncrewed mission, completed China's first space rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1.
10 | Shenzhou 9 | 16 June 2012 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 12 d 15 h 24 m  | 29 June 2012 | Dorbod Banner |  Jing Haipeng
Liu Wang
Liu Yang | Success  | First Chinese woman in space; first repeated flight; first crewed docking with Tiangong-1.
11 | Shenzhou 10 | 11 June 2013 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 14 d 14 h 29 m  | 26 June 2013 | Dorbod Banner |  Nie Haisheng
Zhang Xiaoguang
Wang Yaping | Success  | Second Chinese woman in space, second crewed docking with Tiangong-1.
↓ Second Step, phase 2 ↓
12 | Long March 7
test flight | 25 June 2016 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 26 June 2016 | Jiuquan | (uncrewed) | Success  | Long March 7 test flight carrying scaled model of next-generation crewed spacecraft.
13 | Tiangong 2 | 15 September 2016 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | — | 19 July 2019 | Southern Pacific | (uncrewed) | Success  | Space laboratory with rich equipment, capable of in-orbit refueling and supporting mid-term spaceflight.
14 | Shenzhou 11 | 17 October 2016 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 32 d 06 h 29 m  | 18 November 2016 | Dorbod Banner |  Jing Haipeng
Chen Dong | Success  | First and only crewed docking with Tiangong-2, crew set record for longest Chinese crewed spaceflight prior to the Third Step.
15 | Tianzhou 1 | 20 April 2017 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 22 September 2017 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | First cargo spacecraft, completed in-orbit propellant refueling tests.
↓ Third Step, phase 1 ↓
16 | Long March 5B
test flight | 5 May 2020 | Long March 5B | Wenchang | — | 8 May 2020 | Jiuquan | (uncrewed) | Success  | Long March 5B test flight carrying test vehicle of next-generation crewed spacecraft.
17 | Tianhe
Core Module | 29 April 2021 | Long March 5B | Wenchang | — | — | — | (uncrewed) | Success  | First module of Tiangong Space Station being launched into orbit.
18 | Tianzhou 2 | 29 May 2021 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 31 March 2022 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | First cargo spacecraft to the space station. Undocked from Tianhe on 27 March 2022 at 07:55:29.
19 | Shenzhou 12 | 17 June 2021 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 92 d 04 h 11 m  | 17 September 2021 | Jiuquan |  Nie Haisheng
Liu Boming
Tang Hongbo | Success  | First crewed mission to dock with the Tianhe Core Module to begin construction of the Tiangong space station.[51]
20 | Tianzhou 3 | 20 September 2021 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 27 July 2022 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | Second cargo spacecraft to the space station. Undocked from Tianhe on 17 July 2022 at 02:55.
21 | Shenzhou 13 | 15 October 2021 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 182 d 09h 32 m  | 16 April 2022 | Jiuquan |  Zhai Zhigang
Wang Yaping
Ye Guangfu | Success  | Second crewed mission to the space station to continue its construction. First spacewalk by a female Chinese astronaut.
↓ Third Step, phase 2 ↓
22 | Tianzhou 4 | 9 May 2022 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 14 November 2022 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | Third cargo spacecraft to the space station. Undocked from Tianhe on 9 November 2022 at 06:55.
23 | Shenzhou 14 | 5 June 2022 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 182 d 09h 25 m | 4 December 2022 | Jiuquan |  Chen Dong
Liu Yang
Cai Xuzhe | Success  | Third crewed mission to the space station to continue its construction: two lab modules added during this mission thus completing the construction of the station.
24 | Wentian
Laboratory Cabin Module | 24 July 2022 | Long March 5B | Wenchang | — | — | — | (uncrewed) | Success  | Laboratory Cabin Module I of the Tiangong Space Station.
25 | Mengtian
Laboratory Cabin Module | 31 October 2022 | Long March 5B | Wenchang | — | — | — | (uncrewed) | Success  | Laboratory Cabin Module II of the Tiangong Space Station.
26 | Tianzhou 5 | 12 November 2022 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 13 September 2023 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | Broke the record of shortest time from launch to docking (2 hours 07 minutes).
27 | Shenzhou 15 | 29 November 2022 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 186 d 07h 25 m | 3 June 2023 | Jiuquan |  Fei Junlong
Deng Qingming
Zhang Lu | Success  | Fourth crewed mission to the space station for its final stage of construction. First set of rotation of crew members.
↓ Space station application and development phase ↓
28 | Tianzhou 6 | 10 May 2023 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | 19 January 2024 | (burnt up in atmosphere) | (uncrewed) | Success  | Reduced launch frequency starting from this mission due to less demand for cargo resupply. The world's largest active cargo supply spacecraft in terms of capacity.[52]
29 | Shenzhou 16 | 30 May 2023 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 153 d 22h 41 m | 31 October 2023 | Jiuquan |  Jing Haipeng
Zhu Yangzhu
Gui Haichao | Success  | Fifth crewed mission to the Tiangong space station. Includes civilian astronaut (payload specialist) for the first time.
30 | Shenzhou 17 | 26 October 2023 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | 6 months (planned) | April 2024 (planned) | Jiuquan |  Tang Hongbo
Tang Shengjie
Jiang Xinlin | Ongoing  | Sixth crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.
31 | Tianzhou 7 | 17 January 2024 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | — | — | (uncrewed) | Ongoing

### Upcoming missions

Sequence
No. | Mission | Launch
(planned) | Launch Vehicle | Launch Site | Duration | Landing/Re-entry | Landing/Re-entry
Location | Crew | Notes

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32 | Shenzhou 18 | April 2024 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | ~6 months | — | Jiuquan |  TBA
TBA
TBA | Seventh crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.
33 | Tianzhou 8 | September 2024 | Long March 7 | Wenchang | — | — | — | (uncrewed) |
34 | Shenzhou 19 | October 2024 | Long March 2F | Jiuquan | ~6 months | — | Jiuquan |  TBA
TBA
TBA | Eighth crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.

## Astronauts

### November 1996 trainer selection

There were two astronaut trainers selected for Project 921. They trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center in Russia.

1. Li Qinglong – born August 1962 in Dingyuan, Anhui Province and PLAAF interceptor pilot and space instructor at Star City
2. Wu Jie – born October 1963 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and PLAAF fighter pilot

### January 1998 astronaut candidate selection

1. Chen Quan – PLAAF pilot
2. Deng Qingming – from Jiangxi Province and PLAAF pilot, back up on Shenzhou 11, flew on Shenzhou 15
3. Fei Junlong – second Chinese astronaut, commander of Shenzhou 6 and Shenzhou 15
4. Jing Haipeng – born October 1966 and PLAAF pilot, astronaut of Shenzhou 7, Shenzhou 9, Shenzhou 11 and Shenzhou 16
5. Liu Boming – born September 1966 and PLAAF pilot, astronaut of Shenzhou 7 and Shenzhou 12
6. Liu Wang – born in Shanxi Province and PLAAF pilot, flew on Shenzhou 9
7. Nie Haisheng – back up in Shenzhou 5, flight engineer on Shenzhou 6, commander of Shenzhou 10 and Shenzhou 12
8. Pan Zhanchun – PLAAF pilot
9. Yang Liwei – first man sent into space by the space program of China on Shenzhou 5, made the PRC the third country to independently send people into space
10. Zhai Zhigang – back up in Shenzhou 5, commander of Shenzhou 7 and Shenzhou 13
11. Zhang Xiaoguang – born in Liaoning Province and PLAAF pilot, flew on Shenzhou 10
12. Zhao Chuandong – PLAAF pilot

### 2010 astronaut candidate selection

1. Cai Xuzhe – flew on Shenzhou 14
2. Chen Dong – flew on Shenzhou 11, commander of Shenzhou 14
3. Liu Yang – first Chinese woman into space, flew on Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 14
4. Tang Hongbo – flew on Shenzhou 12
5. Wang Yaping – second Chinese woman into space, flew on Shenzhou 10 and Shenzhou 13
6. Ye Guangfu – flew on Shenzhou 13
7. Zhang Lu – flew on Shenzhou 15

### 2020 astronaut candidate selection

18 people - 17 men, 1 woman, 14 of whose names have yet to be revealed - had been selected as new astronauts. The positions were broken down as 7 spacecraft pilots ("aviators of the People's Liberation Army Air Force"), 7 flight engineers ("former researchers or technicians in aeronautics, astronautics and other related fields"), and 4 mission payload specialists ("those involved in space science and through applications for China's manned space program").[53]

1. Zhu Yangzhu - flew on Shenzhou 16 as spaceflight engineer
2. Gui Haichao - flew on Shenzhou 16 as payload specialist
3. Jiang Xinlin - flew on Shenzhou 17 as spaceflight engineer
4. Tang Shengjie - flew on Shenzhou 17 as pilot

### 2022 astronaut candidate selection

12 to 14 people are to be selected as new astronauts. The positions were broken down as 7-8 spacecraft pilots ("aviators of the People's Liberation Army Air Force") and 5-6 spaceflight engineers ("former researchers or technicians in aeronautics, astronautics and other related fields"). Up to two of the latter group will become payload specialists ("those involved in space science and through applications for China's manned space program"). Candidacy was extended to include Hong Kong and Macau.[54]

## International collaborations

In 2016, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) signed a Framework Agreement and a Funding Agreement with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to increase cooperation on a future Chinese space station.[55]

On 28 May 2018, UNOOSA and CMSA announced an initiative to accept applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments onboard China's space station.[56]

On 12 June 2019, the winners of the competitors were announced. 9 projects, involving 23 institutions from 17 Member States of the United Nations , were selected by experts.[57]

## See also

* Tiangong Space Station
* Tiangong program
* Space program of China
* China Manned Space Agency

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* Geosynchronous orbit
* GOES
* Kosmos
* Magnetospheric
* NRO
* TDRS
* USA

Vehicles|

* Orbital launch systems
* Comparison
* Sounding rocket list
* Spacecraft
* uncrewed
* crewed
* Upper stages
* Sounding rocket
* Small-lift launch vehicle
* Medium-lift launch vehicle
* Heavy-lift launch vehicle
* Super heavy-lift launch vehicle

Launches by rocket type|

* Ariane
* Atlas
* Black Brant
* Electron
* Falcon 9 and Heavy
* H-I and H-II
* Long March
* Proton
* PSLV
* R-7 (including Semyorka, Molniya, Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz)
* Scout
* SLS
* Thor and Delta
* Titan
* Tsyklon
* V-2 tests
* Zenit

Launches by spaceport|

* Satish Dhawan

Agencies, companies
and facilities|

* Communications satellite companies
* comparison
* Private spaceflight companies
* Rocket launch sites
* Space agencies
* Spacecraft manufacturers

Other mission lists
and timelines|

* First orbital launches by country
* NASA missions
* Constellation missions
* Timeline of private spaceflight
* Timeline of longest spaceflights

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