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Shenzhou-23 docked with the China Space Station at 18:45 UTC after a 3.5-hour flight.
Shenzhou-23 was expected to dock with the Tiangong space station at Tianheβs Earth-facing docking port within four hours of launch.
The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of Commander Zhu Yangzhu, Payload Specialist Li Jiaying, and Spacecraft Pilot Zhang Zhiyuan.
Shenzhou-23 docked with the China Space Station on May 24, 2026.
ZHU Yangzhu is the commander of the Shenzhou-23 crew.
The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of ZHU Yangzhu, ZHANG Zhiyuan, and LAI Ka-ying of Hong Kong.
Nine experiments aboard Shenzhou-23 were delivered by Tianzhou-10 earlier in the month.
Shenzhou-23 is the 17th crewed mission to begin in China.
Shenzhou-23 completed a 3.5-hour flight before docking with the China Space Station.
Shenzhou-23 unfolded its two solar panels after separation to begin generating electrical power.
Tianzhou-10 delivered a greenhouse gas monitoring instrument, zebrafish embryos, mice embryos, stem cell-derived artificial human embryos, crop seeds, biocatalytic materials, microbial samples, experimental lunar fibers, and thin flexible solar cells for Shenzhou-23.
The Shenzhou-23 crew will work with Shenzhou-21 crew members Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang during a week-long handover period before the Shenzhou-21 crew returns to Earth.
The Shenzhou-23 crew entered the Tiangong space station at 05:13 China Standard Time on May 25.
Shenzhou-23 docked with the China Space Station at 18:45 UTC after a 3.5-hour flight.
Shenzhou-23 is the 40th launch for the China Manned Space Agency.
A Long March 2F/G launched Shenzhou-23 from Launch Site 91 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 24 at 23:08 China Standard Time.
More than one hundred experiments are planned for Shenzhou-23 in space life sciences, material sciences, fluid behavior in microgravity, space medicine, and new technology.
Shenzhou-23 includes embryo experiments using zebrafish, mice, and stem-cell-derived artificial human embryos to study the effects of space radiation and microgravity on reproduction and development.
The Shenzhou 23 crew includes Li Jiaying, Zhu Yangzhu, and Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhu Yangzhu is the commander and flight engineer for Shenzhou 23, is in Group 3, and is flying for the second time.