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Shenzhou 21 Mission

completedLaunch 2025-246

Launched 10/31/2025LEOService GSat LSS O

Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

Human Spaceflight

LEO

Launch Details

Launch Date: 10/31/2025
Launch ID: 2025-246
Launch Profile: Sat LSS O
Service Type: G
Orbit: LEO

Launch Stack

Operator: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2F G
Launch Site: Pad 921, South Launch Site-1, Jiuquan Space Center (Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China)

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: retired 1
Payload Mission Types: Human Spaceflight 1

Mentions

85

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Zhang Lu is the commander of the Shenzhou-21 mission and is flying his second spaceflight after Shenzhou-15.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Back on Earth Following Seven Month Mission

Wu Fei is the flight engineer for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 3, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Support Further Experiments With Mission Extension

Zhang Hongzhang is the payload expert for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.8May 3, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Support Further Experiments With Mission Extension

Zhang Lu is the commander and pilot of the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.5May 3, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Support Further Experiments With Mission Extension

Zhang Lu is the commander and pilot of the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

Wu Fei is the flight engineer for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.6Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

The Shenzhou-21 mission is expected to be extended by about one month because of the emergency Shenzhou-22 launch.

PlanGrowthValue 3.8Apr 16, 2026Another Chinese launch coming up in a few hours’ time, but firstly a remark that spacewalks on the Chinese Space Station are now little more than footnotes in the records these days as they don’t even bother to report on them beforehand:

Zhang Hongzhang is the payload expert for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.2Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

The Shenzhou-21 mission will be extended by about one month due to an emergency Shenzhou-22 launch.

PlanGrowthValue 3.0Apr 16, 2026Again, no advanced warning: Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu and Wu Fei completed the mission's 3rd, 5.5-hour long, EVA at 1736 UTC April 16. Mission to be extended by ~1 month due to emergency SZ-22 launch. pic.

The Shenzhou-21 mission is Zhang Lu’s second spaceflight.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

Zhang Lu is the commander and pilot of the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

Zhang Hongzhang is the payload expert for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.8Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

Wu Fei is the flight engineer for the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

Wu Fei is the flight engineer for the Shenzhou-21 mission and is making his first trip to space.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

Zhang Hongzhang is the payload expert for the Shenzhou-21 mission and is making his first trip to space.

GovernanceValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

Zhang Lu is the commander and pilot of the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.5Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

Zhang Lu commanded the Shenzhou-21 mission and served as its pilot.

GovernanceValue 3.5Mar 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2]

Wu Fei performed his second spacewalk during the Shenzhou-21 mission on March 16, 2026.

GeneralValue 2.5Mar 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2]

Zhang Lu performed his second spacewalk for the Shenzhou-21 mission on March 16, 2026.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2]

Zhang Lu is the Commander and Pilot of the Shenzhou-21 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.2Feb 17, 2026Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, Zhang Hongzhang Celebrate Chinese New Year in Space!

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