CCTV News:Shenzhou 16 manned mission is China’s 11th manned space flight. Since China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, became the first China visitor in the vast space in 2003, Chinese has made nine trips to space, and 16 China astronauts have visited space. Next, let’s review the 20-year manned space dream-chasing process from Shenzhou 5 to Shenzhou XV.
one.China astronauts entered space for the first time.
On October 15th, 2003, Yang Liwei flew into the sky on the Shenzhou 5, and the Chinese nation’s dream of flying for a thousand years came true. China has become the third country in the world to master manned space technology independently, and since then, there has been a touch of China red in space.
2.China began to realize "multi-person and multi-day" space flight.
On October 12th, 2005, astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng successfully completed the five-day mission aboard Shenzhou VI, which indicated that China had the key technology of multi-person and multi-day on-orbit flight.
three.China astronauts carried out space extravehicular activities for the first time.
On September 25th, 2008, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng flew into space on Shenzhou VII. Zhai Zhigang successfully carried out China’s first extravehicular activity and took the first step of Chinese’s extravehicular walk. This mission broke through and mastered the technology of space extravehicular activity.
four.The first hand-controlled rendezvous and docking, the first female astronaut into space
On June 16th, 2012, Shenzhou IX sent astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang into space, and Liu Yang became the first female astronaut in China. During the mission, the first manned space rendezvous and docking and hand-controlled rendezvous and docking were successfully implemented, which was a key step towards building a space station.
five.China held the first space lecture.
On June 11th, 2013, Shenzhou 10 embarked on a journey, which was the first applied flight of manned space flight in China. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping completed the first space lecture in Tiangong-1 during their 15-day mission, and Wang Yaping became the first space teacher in China.
six.China astronauts completed their mid-term stay mission.
On October 17th, 2016, astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong were launched on Shenzhou XI and stationed in Tiangong-2, successfully completing their 33-day mission, achieving their mid-term in-orbit stay for the first time, laying a foundation for the construction and operation of China’s space station.
seven.Chinese entered his own space station for the first time.
On June 17th, 2021, the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft was launched and docked with the Tianhe core module to form an assembly. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo successively entered the core module, which was the first time that Chinese entered his own space station. During the three-month in-orbit flight, he successfully completed two extravehicular activities and appeared in the sky for the first time in a new generation of "Feitian" extravehicular spacesuit independently developed by China.
eight.First verification of long-term in-orbit residency capability
On October 16th, 2021, the Shenzhou XIII manned spacecraft was launched, and the astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu flew in orbit for 183 days, which was the first time to verify the long-term in-orbit staying ability of the astronauts on the space station mission. In the meantime, they conducted two "Tiangong Classroom" space lectures and two extravehicular activities, and Wang Yaping took the first step of China women’s cabin walking in outer space. The successful manned mission of Shenzhou XIII marks the perfect conclusion of the key technology verification phase of China Space Station.
nine.Complete the basic configuration of the space station "T"
On June 5, 2022, the space station welcomed three astronauts, Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, from Shenzhou 14. With the arrival of the experiment module of candlestick and the experiment module of dream, they ushered in the historic moment when the basic configuration of "T" of China Space Station was assembled, and opened the "three-bedroom" era of Chinese space.
10.The first space rendezvous was completed in China’s space station.
On November 30th, 2022, three astronauts of Shenzhou XV, Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, entered the China Space Station, and the two astronauts joined the team for the first time.
During the mission, China Space Station was officially completed and entered a new stage of application and development. In addition, the Shenzhou 15 crew completed four outbound missions, making it the most frequent flight crew.
With the coming of Shenzhou 16, China Space Station will once again usher in the historical moment of six astronauts’ on-orbit handover. This is the first manned mission in the application and development stage of the space station, and we look forward to a new record of manned space flight in China.
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