Congratulations! The “divine arrow” carries the “Shenzhou 16” to the Tiangong!

May 30

Application and development stages of China's space station

First manned launch mission

A complete success

▲ Long March 2F rocket takes off (Source: CCTV News)

At 9:31, the Long March 2F carrier rocket, known as the "magic arrow", lifted the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft into the sky. Under the escort of the "magic arrow" and "Shenzhou", three Chinese astronauts, Jing Haipeng , Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao, successfully entered space and started a five-month journey to survey the sky. This was the first flight mission of the third batch of astronauts in China, and also the "first show" of the "new members" of China's astronaut team - space flight engineers and payload experts.

After the spacecraft enters orbit, it will conduct autonomous and rapid rendezvous and docking with the space station complex according to the predetermined procedure, and the Shenzhou 16 astronaut crew will rotate in orbit with the Shenzhou 15 astronaut crew. During their work and life in the space station, the Shenzhou 16 astronaut crew will conduct extravehicular activities, carry out space science experiments, and complete various tasks such as installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of equipment inside and outside the cabin.

Looking forward to China’s second space reunion with the space station!

Comprehensive sources: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, etc.