📋 Tender Overview
This is a simulated image of the successful docking of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft with the space station complex, taken on November 25 at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center. Photo by Xinhua reporter Wang Chuntao.
Xinhua News Agency, Jiuquan, November 25 (Reporters Li Guoli and Liu Yi) The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft successfully completed its status setting after entering orbit and docked with the forward port of the Tianhe core module of the space station at 15:50 on November 25. After the docking is completed, the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft will enter the docking phase and will serve as the return spacecraft for the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew.
This is a real-time image of the successful docking of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft with the space station complex, taken on November 25 at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center. Photo by Xinhua reporter Wang Chuntao.
Currently, the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew is in good condition in orbit and is completing various scheduled tasks as planned. The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft will continue to remain in orbit to conduct related experiments.
This is a real-time image of the docking process of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft with the space station complex, taken on November 25 at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center. Photo by Xinhua reporter Wang Chuntao.
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was delayed in returning due to suspected impact from small space debris on November 5, the task command center quickly activated the contingency plan. The entire engineering team responded calmly and scientifically, with extensive collaboration from research and testing units overcoming difficulties. In 20 days, they steadily and efficiently completed risk analysis and assessment, plan verification and decision-making, personnel and material mobilization, crew transfer and return, and emergency launch of the spacecraft, providing a successful example for efficiently responding to emergencies in the international aerospace field.
On November 25, at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, on-site staff monitored the docking situation of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft with the space station complex. Photo by Xinhua reporter Wang Chuntao.
The success of this mission fully demonstrates the advantages of the new national system, profoundly interprets the concept of life first, safety first in Chinas manned spaceflight, comprehensively verifies the scientific reliability of the one launch, one backup, rolling backup strategy for the Chinese space station mission, and practically tests the rapid response and emergency handling capabilities of the entire engineering line, vividly embodying the spirit of manned spaceflight characterized by extraordinary endurance, extraordinary combat capability, extraordinary problem-solving ability, and extraordinary dedication.
