Topic: [Discuss] Shenzhou 15 crew to space station
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-27-2022 09:37 PM
Please use this thread for comments and questions about Shenzhou 15, China's fourth crewed mission to its space station.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-27-2022 09:41 PM
CGTN video
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu have been selected to carry out the Shenzhou-15 space mission, the China Manned Space Agency said at a press conference on Monday (Nov. 28 Beijing Time).
The Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. Beijing Time (10:08 a.m. EST) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-29-2022 07:43 AM
CCTV video
A Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft carrying astronauts Fei Junlong (commander), Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu to the Tiangong space station on Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:08 a.m. EST (23:08 BJT or 1508 GMT).
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-29-2022 07:08 PM
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The Shenzhou-15 spacecraft with three taikonauts on board successfully docked with the China Space Station at 5:42 a.m. Beijing Time on Wednesday (4:42 p.m. EST Tuesday), according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-29-2022 09:23 PM
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The three Shenzhou-15 astronauts met with the three Shenzhou-14 astronauts at the China Space Station on Wednesday, a historic gathering that increased the manpower at the in-orbit space lab to six for the first time.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-09-2023 12:09 PM
The Shenzhou 15 crew performed a spacewalk today (Feb. 9), as confirmed by the Xinhua state news agency.
Unlike prior Chinese spacewalks, no live TV coverage was provided.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-02-2023 10:42 AM
The Shenzhou 15 crew performed a second spacewalk, but China has not released when it happened, why it was conducted or how long it lasted. Rumors suggest the EVA took place on Tuesday (Feb. 28).
The only information officially shared was that the spacewalk was completed by Fei and Zhang.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50546 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 06-03-2023 05:05 PM
Live CCTV coverage of the Shenzhou 15 crew's return to Earth: