China on Saturday launched the crewed spaceship Shenzhou XIII, sending three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a six-month mission.
China's Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docked successfully with the radial port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 6:56 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMS).
The spaceship, launched on early Saturday morning, completed the orbital status setting after entering the orbit and conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with Tianhe, forming a complex together with the cargo craft Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3. The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours, the CMS said.
The three taikonauts – Zhai Zhigang (the commander), Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu – entered the core module as scheduled. The trio will stay in orbit for six months, which will set a record for a Chinese crewed mission in space.
The taikonauts will live and work in the core module according to the same timetable as on Earth. During the six-month stay, they will conduct two to three spacewalks to install a robotic arm adapter and suspension system used for future space station assembling works.
They will also further verify the life support system in the Tianhe core module to assess whether it's sustainable for long stays, and conduct scientific experiments and demonstrations in areas such as space medicine and microgravity.
The Shenzhou-13 mission is one of a series of launches to complete the building of the new station by the end of 2022. China has successfully launched the Tianhe core module, two Tianzhou cargo ships, and a manned spacecraft to construct the space station. More missions will take place if Shenzhou-13 succeeds.
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