The Chinese manned Shenzhou-16 spacecraft carrying three taikonauts successfully entered orbit and headed for the Tiangong orbital space station, according to the television network. CGTN.
The ship was launched from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Gansu Province using the Long March-2F launch vehicle. The ship’s crew consists of Jing Haipeng, Gui Haichao and Zhu Yangzhu, who are scheduled to stay on the station for five months. For the ship’s commander, Jing Haipeng, this launch will be the fourth in his career. The rest of the crew is flying into space for the first time.
Shenzhou-16 will continue its autonomous flight to Tiangong station and then automatically dock at its base module Tianhe.
It was previously reported that after the launch of the Chinese Shenzhou-16 spacecraft, the number of people simultaneously orbiting the Earth increased. reached 17 people, that’s a record.