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Shenzhou 21

retired
Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2025-246ALaunched 10/31/2025
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Shenzhou 21 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2F G
Launch Date
10/31/2025
Last Contact
11/14/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
387.5 km
Inclination
41.47 deg
Dry Mass
3,258 kg
Total Mass
8,100 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2025-246A
Track
Mentions
345
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The Shenzhou-21 crew completed tests on cognitive monitoring research, emergency decision-making capability assessment, and on-orbit emotional state tests using laptops and experimental software.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

Zhang Hongzhang is the payload expert for Shenzhou-21.

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Apr 6, 2026
Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew cleaned samples from the experimental chamber of the containerless experiment cabinet.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew of Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang has continued the Tiangong art exhibition tradition for the fifth year in a row.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

Wu Fei is making his first trip into space on Shenzhou-21.

GeneralValue 3.6Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew flew the artworks to Tiangong in October 2025.

GeneralValue 2.4Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew maintained the electrodes of the handling mechanism.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew replaced experimental samples in the fluid physics experiment cabinet.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew replaced ignition heads and sampling covers in the combustion science cabinet.

CapabilityValue 3.5Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

Wu Fei is the flight engineer for Shenzhou-21.

GovernanceValue 2.4Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

Zhang Lu is the commander and pilot of Shenzhou-21.

GovernanceValue 3.5Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew has been working in orbit for over five months.

GeneralPlanValue 2.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

Zhang Hongzhang is making his first trip to space on Shenzhou-21.

PlanGovernanceValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew conducted space medicine experiments on trust and collaboration mechanisms, human-machine trust in space, and real-time characteristics of brain networks in space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew completed its second extravehicular activity on March 16, 2026.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

The Shenzhou-21 crew underwent abdominal, cardiac, and muscle ultrasounds, bone density measurements, maximum isometric strength tests, body composition analysis, and hearing tests.

GeneralValue 2.5Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

The Shenzhou-21 crew used a space treadmill and a grip strength trainer for exercise onboard Tiangong Space Station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

The Shenzhou-21 crew collected samples for the vestibular dynamics project to study the effects of long-duration spaceflight.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

The Shenzhou-21 crew carried out a system-wide pressure emergency drill simulating response to internal depressurization on the space station.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

The drill was intended to improve the Shenzhou-21 crew's emergency response capabilities and coordination with ground control.

CapabilityValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk