List of human spaceflights to the Tiangong space station

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This is a list of human spaceflights to the Tiangong space station.

Past

Flight Mission Crew Crew photo Mission patch Mission Start Mission End Notes
1 Shenzhou 12 17 June 2021[1] 17 September 2021 Delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; first crewed mission to Tiangong.
2 Shenzhou 13 15 October 2021[2] 15 April 2022 Delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; second crewed mission to Tiangong.
3 Shenzhou 14
Liu Yang
China Cai Xuzhe
5 June 2022[3] 4 December 2022 Delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; third crewed mission to Tiangong.

Beginning of continuous crew inhabitation on Tiangong.

4 Shenzhou 15 29 November 2022[4] 3 June 2023 Delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; fourth crewed mission to Tiangong.

Beginning of regular crew rotation in the Tiangong space station.[5]

Ongoing

Flight Mission Crew Crew photo Crew patch Mission Start Mission End Notes
5 Shenzhou 16 30 May 2023 Delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; fifth crewed mission to Tiangong.
6 Shenzhou 17 26 October 2023 Delivered 3 taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; sixth crewed mission to Tiangong.

Future

Flight Mission Crew Crew photo Crew patch Mission Start Mission End Notes
7 Shenzhou 18 Planned:

May 2024

Will deliver three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station; seventh crewed mission to Tiangong.

References

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  5. ^ "Three astronauts begin half-year mission on Chinese space station". 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-17.