Resident Crews of the Chinese Space Station Tiangong
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No. | Nation | Surname | Given names | Position | Spacecraft (launch) |
Launch date |
Launch time |
Spacecraft (landing) |
Landing date |
Landing time |
Mission duration |
Orbits |
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Jing | Haipeng | Commander (Zhĭlìng zhăng) | Shenzhou-9 | 16.06.2012 | 10:37:24.558 UTC | Shenzhou-9 | 29.06.2012 | 02:02:49 UTC | 12d 15h 25m 24s | 198 |
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Liu | Wang | Operator (Cāozuò shŏu) | Shenzhou-9 | 16.06.2012 | 10:37:24.558 UTC | Shenzhou-9 | 29.06.2012 | 02:02:49 UTC | 12d 15h 25m 24s | 198 |
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Liu | Yang | Experimenter (Shíyàn yuán) | Shenzhou-9 | 16.06.2012 | 10:37:24.558 UTC | Shenzhou-9 | 29.06.2012 | 02:02:49 UTC | 12d 15h 25m 24s | 198 |
Backup Crew
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Expedition Report
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Launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launching
Center; landing 162 km north of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia; fourth Chinese manned
spaceflight. Following a two-days solo flight Shenzhou-9 docked automatic with the Chinese space station Tiangong-1. Two hours later the crew entered the station for the first time. On June 24, 2012 the astronauts temporarily departed their quarters inside the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab, backing away inside a Shenzhou spacecraft before pilot Liu Wang took control of the capsule to complete the first manual docking in China's burgeoning space program. Docking occurred at 04:48 UTC. |
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Last update on April 21, 2025.  |
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