Shenzhou 1 to 6
Author(s): Thomas Tarrants (Sirius_Alpha) DaveBowman2001 Jack Higgins
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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 1 | 1999-Nov-19 | 1999-Nov-20 |
| Uncrewed test flight lasting 21 hours | ||
| Shenzhou 2 | 2001-Jan-9 | 2001-Jan-16 |
| Carried a monkey, a dog and a rabbit inside the reentry capsule | ||
| Shenzhou 3 | 2002-Mar-25 | 2002-Apr-1 |
| Carried an anthropomorphic dummy to test out possible physiological human responses | ||
| Shenzhou 4 | 2002-Dec-29 | 2003-Jan-5 |
| Final dress rehearsal mission before crewed spaceflight | ||
| Shenzhou 5 | 2003-Oct-15 | |
| Flight of Yang Liwei, the first taikonaut in space | ||
| Shenzhou 6 | 2005-Oct-12 | 2005-Oct-16 |
| Five-day mission with Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng aboard | ||
Yang Liwei inside the Shenzhou 5 capsule shortly after landing, 2003-Oct-15
The crew of Shenzhou 6, Nie Haisheng (left) and Fei Junlong (right), training for their upcoming flight on October 2005
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