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Zhai Zhigang flew on Shenzhou-7 and Shenzhou-13.
Shenzhou 13 astronauts are filming in zero gravity for the project 'Blue Planet Outside the Window'.
Tianzhou-3 launched in September 2021 to deliver supplies to the Tianhe space station module ahead of the six-month Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.
Tianhe was supported by the Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3 logistics missions for the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 crews respectively.
Tianhe was launched in April 2021 and has hosted the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 crewed missions.
Shenzhou-13 performed a nadir-port docking maneuver and completed a six-month mission on 2022-04-16.
The Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 crews used Tianhe’s docking hub for EVA entry and exit.
The Shenzhou-13 crew launched from Jiuquan atop a Long March 2F rocket in October 2021.
The Shenzhou-13 crew performed transposition tests aboard Tianhe using the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft as an analog for the new space station modules.
The Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center commanded the Shenzhou-13 return module to separate from the orbital module at 9:06 p.m.
Airspace closure notices indicate that Shenzhou-13 will return to Earth between 9:35 and 10:05 p.m. Eastern on 2022-04-15 (9:35–10:05 local time, 2022-04-16).
The Shenzhou-13 astronauts delivered a live science lecture from Tianhe on 2021-12-09 that provided a tour of Tianhe and demonstrated phenomena in microgravity.
Zhai Zhigang previously became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk during the 2008 Shenzhou-7 mission and participated in the November 2021 Shenzhou-13 EVA with Wang Yaping.
Operations for the Shenzhou-13 EVA were completed by 11:55 a.m. Eastern 2021-12-26.
Shenzhou-13 launched 2021-10-15.
Wang Yaping is 41 years old and is expected to deliver a live educational lecture from orbit during Shenzhou-13.
Shenzhou-13 launched on 2021-10-15 at 12:23 Eastern from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
China’s next launch after the 2021-10-14 mission was the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission to the Tianhe core module scheduled for 12:23 Eastern on 2021-10-15.
Unofficial projections have Shenzhou-13 running from October 2021 to March 2022.
Unofficial projections placed Shenzhou-13 running from October 2021 to March 2022.