Congratulations! The second "space meeting"! The Shenzhou 16 astronauts successfully entered the Chinese space station

After the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft entered orbit, it successfully docked with the radial port of the Tianhe core module of the space station at 16:29 Beijing time on May 30, 2023. The entire docking process took about 6.5 hours. After the manned spacecraft and the space station complex successfully achieved autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking, the Shenzhou 16 astronaut crew entered the orbital module from the spacecraft return module.

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Astronauts of Shenzhou 16 successfully enter Chinese space station

At 18:22 on May 30, 2023, Beijing time, the long-awaited Shenzhou 15 astronaut crew successfully opened the "door" to welcome the Shenzhou 16 astronaut crew from afar to settle in the "Tiangong". Afterwards, the two astronaut crews took a "family photo" to jointly report their safety to the people of the country who were concerned about them.

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Later, the two astronaut crews will rotate in orbit at the space station. During this period, the six astronauts will work and live together at the space station for about five days to complete various scheduled tasks.

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Comprehensive sources: Xinhua News Agency, China Manned Spaceflight, etc.