Shenzhou-17 Crew Prepares for Tianzhou-7 Cargo Ship Arrival | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crew Prepares for Tianzhou-7 Cargo Ship Arrival | China Space Station

The Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft was launched by the Long March-7 Y8 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on January 15, 2024, at 14:27 UTC (22:27 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-7 is the sixth cargo mission to the China Space Station, scheduled to autonomously dock to the Tianhe Core Module.

The Tianzhou-7 cargo ship is set to deliver supplies to the current Shenzhou-17 crew that arrived at China's Space Station back in October 2023.

The Shenzhou-17 crew aboard China's Tiangong Space Station has been conducting a series of scientific experiments and technology verification objectives, as well as additional extravehicular activities and payload missions.

The taikonauts have been stationed at the space station for over a third of their six-month space mission. They completed the crew rotation with the Shenzhou-16 astronauts and have conducted tasks, including space station maintenance, life and health support, spacesuit inspection and testing, a Tianzhou-6 cargo ship equipment inspection and preparation for upcoming spacewalks, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station. Shenzhou-17 is also the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program. Shenzhou-17 also features the youngest crew of any Chinese space mission to date.

Shenzhou-17 (神舟十七) Crew:

Hongbo Tang (汤洪波) - Commander 

Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) - Mission Specialist

Xinlin Jiang  (江新林) - Mission Specialist

    

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 1 minute, 43 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 17, 2024

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