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China Space Station (CSS) - Shenzhou-14 mission overview

 







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June 6, 2022


Image above: Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 5, 2022 shows three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe (L), saluting after entering the space station core module Tianhe. Image Credits: Xinhua/Li Xin.

Shenzhou-14 astronaut Liu Yang briefly presented the main objectives of the mission at the press conference held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, on 4 June 2022. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, presented the main functions of the Wentian and Mengtian lab modules.

Shenzhou-14 mission overview

Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) is the third crew of three astronauts, Chen Dong (陈冬, commander), Liu Yang (刘洋) and Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲) to enter the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) and the second scheduled for a six-month mission on the China Space Station (中国空间站).

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