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China Space Station (CSS) - Shenzhou-14 Crew launch & Shenzhou-14 docking

 







CMS - Shenzhou-14 Mission patch.


June 5, 2022

Shenzhou-14 liftoff

The Long March-2F Y14 launch vehicle launched the Shenzhou-14 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 5 June 2022, at 02:44 UTC (10:44 China Standard Time).

Shenzhou-14 launch

The Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) crew,  astronauts (taikonauts) Chen Dong (陈冬, commander), Liu Yang (刘洋) and Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲), is the third crew of three astronauts and the second long duration mission to the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Shenzhou-14 Crew

The Shenzhou-14 crew spacecraft autonomously docked to the radial port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on 5 June 2022, at 09:42 UTC (17:42 China Standard Time).

Shenzhou-14 docking

The Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) spacecraft transports the third crew of three astronauts (taikonauts), Chen Dong (陈冬, commander), Liu Yang (刘洋) and Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲), for the second six-month mission on the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Shenzhou-14 docking

Related articles & links:

China Space Station (CSS) - Tianzhou-4 docking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/05/china-space-station-css-tianzhou-4_10.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Tianzhou-4 launch
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/05/china-space-station-css-tianzhou-4.html

What’s next for the China Space Station in 2022 and 2023
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/whats-next-for-china-space-station-in.html

For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/

Images, Videos, Text, Credits: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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