Leading the Shenzhou-16 mission was Jing Haipeng, 56, a senior spacecraft pilot from China's first batch of astronaut trainees in the late 1990s. He had travelled to space three times before ...

China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station ... and Jing Haipeng of the Shenzhou 16 space mission attend a see-off ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 30, ...

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 16 mission returned to Earth on Monday (Oct. 30) after a five-month stint aboard the country's Tiangong space station.

Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station A crew of three astronauts including the first Chinese civilian astronaut has arrived at the Tiangong space station.

The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket just after 9:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) Tuesday.

China’s space program The Shenzhou-13 mission last year was a major step for the country’s young space program, which is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most advanced.

China successfully launched its first human spaceflight mission in more than three years Oct. 16, placing into orbit a spacecraft carrying two astronauts.

China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.

The spacecraft Shenzhou-20 and the crew lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 5:17 p.m. (0917 GMT), according to state broadcaster CCTV.

China launches Shenzhou-20 mission to Chinese space station, state media report. By Reuters. April 24, 2025 4:43 PM UTC Updated April 24, 2025 Item 1 of 2 Astronauts Chen Dong ...

Shenzhou 19 is China's eighth crewed mission to the Tiangong space station. The three-module, T-shaped orbital outpost was constructed via three Long March 5B launches across 2021 and 2022.