Shenzhou: 2011–Present
Author(s): Thomas Tarrants (Sirius_Alpha)
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The Shenzhou spacecraft is a Chinese crewed spacecraft developed under Project 921, which started development in 1992. It resembles the Soyuz in design, but noticeably larger. It first flew unmanned in 1999, and it carried its first taikonaut to space in 2003 during its fifth mission. Since 2021, the Shenzhou is the primary transport vehicle for taikonaut crews to and from the Tiangong Space Station
| Shenzhou (1999–Present) |
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|---|---|---|
| Mission | Start | End |
| Shenzhou 8 | 2011-Oct-31 | 2011-Nov-17 |
| Uncrewed test flight to Tiangong 1 | ||
| Shenzhou 9 | 2012-Jun-16 | 2012-Jun-29 |
| Tiangong 1 (Expedition 1), 12 days | ||
| Shenzhou 10 | 2013-Jun-11 | 2013-Jun-26 |
| Tiangong 1 (Expedition 2), 15 days | ||
| Shenzhou 11 | 2016-Oct-16 | 2016-Nov-18 |
| Tiangong 2 (Expedition 1), 33 days | ||
| Shenzhou 12 | 2021-Jun-17 | 2021-Sept-17 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 1), 92 days | ||
| Shenzhou 13 | 2021-Oct-15 | 2022-Apr-16 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 2), 182 days | ||
| Shenzhou 14 | 2022-Jun-5 | 2022-Dec-4 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 3), 182 days | ||
| Shenzhou 15 | 2022-Nov-29 | 2023-Jun-3 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 4), 185 days | ||
| Shenzhou 16 | 2023-May-30 | 2023-Oct-30 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 5) | ||
| Shenzhou 17 | 2023-Oct-26 | 2024-Apr-30 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 6) | ||
| Shenzhou 18 | 2024-Apr-25 | 2024-Nov-3 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 7) | ||
| Shenzhou 19 | 2024-Oct-29 | 2025-Apr-30 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 8) | ||
| Shenzhou 20 | 2025-Apr-24 | TBA |
| Tiangong (Expedition 9). Capsule struck by space debris, prompting its original crew to land aboard Shenzhou 21. Remains docked to Tiangong for an indefinite time (as of November 2025) | ||
| Shenzhou 21 | 2025-Oct-31 | 2025-Nov-14 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 10). Spacecraft landed early to return the Shenzhou 20 crew back to Earth after their spacecraft was struck by orbital debris | ||
| Shenzhou 22 | 2025-Nov-25 | 2026-Apr |
| Launched uncrewed, serving as the replacement spacecraft for the Shenzhou 21 crew | ||
| Shenzhou 23 | 2026-Apr | 2026-Oct |
| Tiangong (Expedition 11). Planned to become the first One-Year Mission aboard Tiangong | ||
| Shenzhou 24 | 2026-Oct | 2027 |
| Tiangong (Expedition 12) | ||
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