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If not repaired, future missions would be impossible as Tiangong needs to have an available docking port at all times for arriving Shenzhou spacecraft.
Since 2021, Shenzhou missions have been sending crews of three astronauts to Tiangong for six-month stays.
According to American media SpaceNews, China's crewed spaceflight emergency plan includes maintaining the Long March 2F rocket and Shenzhou in a state ready for launch.
The design of the Shenzhou spacecraft is based on that of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
The Shenzhou XX crew's return was delayed when their spacecraft was struck by debris.
The debris that struck the Shenzhou XX spacecraft includes remnants of rockets, obsolete satellites, collision fragments, and other objects orbiting Earth.
The Shenzhou spacecraft's designation is unclear, being either SZ-20 or SZ-21.
The return of the Shenzhou spacecraft is scheduled for between 1620 and 1650 BJT on the 11th of April.
China is closing airspace in preparation for a Shenzhou landing.
The Shenzhou XX crew represents China's fifteenth manned space flight and is the ninth group to reside on the Tiangong space station.
A backup Long March 2F/G launch vehicle and Shenzhou spacecraft are maintained at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The Shenzhou XX crew, including Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, has completed all planned tasks and handed over to the Shenzhou XXI crew.
The astronauts aboard the Shenzhou spacecraft also cooked black pepper steaks.
The Shenzhou XX crew is scheduled to return to Earth, landing at the Dongfeng site in Inner Mongolia, China.
The Shenzhou XXI spaceship was launched late on a Friday.
The Shenzhou XXI mission expands the available food items for astronauts to over 190.
The Shenzhou XXI crew joined the existing Shenzhou XX crew, who are scheduled to return to Earth on November 5.
The Shenzhou XX mission marks China's 15th manned spaceflight.
The replacements from the Shenzhou XXI mission arrived on Saturday and have assumed responsibilities within the space station outpost.
The Shenzhou XX crew is the ninth group to reside aboard the Tiangong, currently the world's only independently operated space station.