The Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft is ready for launch on October 31.
China's Shenzhou-21 crew will carry out 27 scientific and application projects during their 6-month stay on the Tiangong space station.
The first activity after launch for the Shenzhou-21 crew will be to ensure a smooth arrival at the Tiangong Space Station.
Shenzhou-21 member Zhang Hongzhang was announced.
China's Shenzhou-21 crew will carry out 27 scientific and application projects during their 6-month stay on the Tiangong space station.
ZHANG Hongzhang is the payload specialist for Shenzhou-21 and a battery research scientist at CAS.
Four mice, consisting of two males and two females, will be transported to the Tiangong space station aboard the Shenzhou-21 spaceship.
Shenzhou-21 member Zhang Lu was announced.
Shenzhou-21 member Wu Fei was announced.
ZHANG Lu is the commander of Shenzhou-21 and a veteran of Shenzhou-15.
Shenzhou 21 will mark the 26th CZ-2F mission and the second CZ-2F/G mission of 2025.
The Shenzhou-21 spacecraft is ready for launch.
Pre-launch checks are underway for the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft and Long March-2F Y21 rocket.
The identities of the Shenzhou-21 crew will be announced through two press conferences in the days before the launch.
The China Manned Space Agency and other agencies have rolled out the Long March 2F/G launch vehicle with the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 24th.
The six taikonauts from Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 will spend about a week together on the Tiangong Space Station.
The Long March 2F Y21 has been rolled out to the pad at Jiuquan spaceport for the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission.
The launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission is expected around 15:40 UTC on October 31.
Joint tests between teams and systems are scheduled to ensure mission success ahead of the Shenzhou-21 launch.
In the days leading up to the rollout of Shenzhou-21, teams at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center conducted comprehensive inspections of all mission systems and facilities.