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The Shenzhou-19 crew returned to Earth on April 30, 2025.
The Shenzhou-19 crew performed spacewalks on January 20–21 and March 21, 2025 to install space debris protection devices using life-extended second-generation Feitian spacesuits.
Shenzhou-19 EVA 1 had a record total time under spacesuit internal power of 9 hours and 42 minutes.
Most of the Tianzhou-8 cargo is dedicated to supporting the ongoing Shenzhou-19 crewed mission and the future Shenzhou-20 crew.
Major Chinese space missions in 2024 include the Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 crewed missions and the Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return mission.
A Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou-19 crew spacecraft from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2024-10-29, lifting off at 4:27 p.m. Eastern.
Six astronauts are aboard the Tiangong space station following the docking of Shenzhou-19 at around 11:00 p.m. Eastern on 2024-10-29.
China scheduled the Shenzhou-19 launch to the Tiangong space station for 2024-10-29 at 4:27 p.m. Eastern (2027 UTC) from Jiuquan.
Shenzhou-18 is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2024 to replace Shenzhou-17, and Shenzhou-19 is scheduled for late 2024 as a six-month crewed mission to follow Shenzhou-18.
China plans three further missions to Tiangong in 2024: the Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 crewed missions and the Tianzhou-8 cargo mission.