The food supplies delivered by the Shenzhou-22 will replace those consumed by the Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 crews during their stay.
The Shenzhou 21 crew includes commander Zhang Lu, Zhang Hongzhang, and Wu Fei, the youngest member of China's astronaut corps at 32 years old.
The Shenzhou-21 module landed on November 14 in Dongfeng, located in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of northern China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The three astronauts who arrived at Tiangong aboard Shenzhou 21 currently have no available capsule for return.
The astronauts eventually returned to Earth on a capsule of Shenzhou 21, which arrived at Tiangong on October 31.
Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie returned safely on Shenzhou-21, which was initially scheduled to return to Earth within six months.
The Shenzhou-21 crew is trapped in the Chinese orbital station Tiangong.
Shenzhou-22 serves as a lifeboat for the Shenzhou-21 crew aboard the Tiangong space station.
The vehicle used by the Shenzhou-21 crew was previously used by the Shenzhou-20 crew due to severe damage to their return spacecraft from space debris.
Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie returned to Earth after a 204-day space journey on Shenzhou-21.
The Tiangong space station returned lunar bricks with the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after exposure in space.
The Shenzhou-21 crew is expected to conduct spacewalks and install anti-debris shields on Tiangong's exterior.
The Tiangong space station returned lunar bricks with the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after exposure in space.
Alternative plans were made for the three astronauts to return aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft.
The Shenzhou-21 landed at approximately 4:40 pm in the northern Inner Mongolia region.
The Shenzhou-21 spacecraft returned to Earth after a record-breaking 204-day space journey.
Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie were aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft during its journey.
The Shenzhou-21 spacecraft returned to Earth after a record-breaking 204-day space journey.
Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie were aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft during the mission.
CMSA announced that the Shenzhou-20 crew will return in the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft.