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Shenzhou-22 was expected to land at the Dongfeng landing zone at around 1200 UTC on 2026-05-29.
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang boarded the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft to prepare for return to Earth from the Tiangong Space Station.
The Shenzhou-22 reentry module completed a landing at 20:11 China Standard Time on May 29.
The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft launched without crew after a space debris strike to Shenzhou-20.
The Shenzhou spacecraft porthole was reinforced after the Shenzhou-20 to Shenzhou-22 incidents late last year.
At present, the Shenzhou-21 crew has the uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft.
The Shenzhou-21 crew has the uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft after a space debris strike to the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft.
The Shenzhou-21 mission is expected to be extended by about one month because of the emergency Shenzhou-22 launch.
The Shenzhou-21 crew was healthy aboard Tiangong with visiting vehicles Shenzhou-22 and Tianzhou-9.
The Shenzhou-21 mission will be extended by about one month due to an emergency Shenzhou-22 launch.
The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft launched without crew after a space debris strike to the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft.
A Shenzhou-22 emergency launch occurred on 25 November 2025 and was the first successful emergency launch in the history of China's crewed space program.
The Shenzhou-20 mission experienced the longest unplanned stay onboard Tiangong after a debris strike to their spacecraft and a subsequent vehicle swap, leading to an emergency-response launch with Shenzhou-22.
China conducted an emergency-response launch with the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft after the Shenzhou-20 return was postponed.
Approximately 20 days elapsed between discovery of the Shenzhou-20 window problem and the safe return plus the successful launch and docking of Shenzhou-22.
China launched the uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft to carry items to repair Shenzhou-20 for a cargo-carrying return for the Shenzhou-21 taikonauts.
Shenzhou-22 launched on November 25, 2025 as an emergency response mission to restore normal crew and cargo return capabilities.
Research and test teams completed risk analysis, solution evaluation, material and personnel allocation, the crew's return, and the emergency launch of Shenzhou-22 within a 20-day window.
The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft launched without a crew on 25 November to rescue the Shenzhou-21 crew.
China has a gap in emergency launch capacity due to the emergency launch of Shenzhou-22.