Shenzhou 22

The six astronauts of Shenzhou 21 and Shenzhou 22 have been living and working together on the Tiangong space station for ten days.

Shenzhou-22 is likely to be activated.

Today marks the tenth day that the six astronauts of Shenzhou 21 and Shenzhou 22 have been living and working together on the Tiangong space station.

If Shenzhou-22 is launched, the Shenzhou-21 crew could remain on Tiangong for weeks to months.

The Shenzhou-21 crew will transfer their items to Shenzhou-22 if the backup plan is activated.

Shenzhou-22 may launch without a crew.

Shenzhou-22’s spacecraft and launch vehicle are prepared for launch at the launch site as part of the backup plan.

Shenzhou-22 will launch and dock uncrewed to Tiangong at Tianhe’s Earth-facing port.

Insiders suggest that the Shenzhou-22 may launch without a crew.

The backup plan for Shenzhou-22 has been prepared since Shenzhou-12.

Jiuquan will have activity related to the rollout of Shenzhou-22, which is in a state of near-readiness.

A potential return of the Shenzhou-20 crew or launch of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft may occur after November 10th.

One member of the Shenzhou-22 team will participate in a long-term, year-long residency experiment.

The additional responsibilities for the Shenzhou-22 and Shenzhou-23 missions include extravehicular activities, moving payloads via the cargo airlock, conducting ongoing scientific experiments, testing new technologies, overseeing space station operations, supporting ongoing crew needs, and participating in education outreach programs.

CMSA will conduct two additional crewed missions, Shenzhou-22 and Shenzhou-23, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China next year.

Each crewed mission, Shenzhou-22 and Shenzhou-23, is expected to carry three astronauts.

Shenzhou-22 and Shenzhou-23 will dock with distinct ports on the space station's core module.

One member of Shenzhou-22's crew plans to stay in the Chinese Space Station (CSS) for over one year.