Shenzhou 11
Launch Date
October 16, 2016
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
2
Shenzhou 11
Launch Date
October 16, 2016
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Shenzhou 11 is longest and most-recent Chinese human spaceflight. Lasting 33 days, its crew visited the Tiangong 2 space station and tested life support equipment and explored how to work for prolonged periods in space.
Crafts
Shenzhou
Shenzhou is a Soyuz-derived spacecraft built and flown by China. Larger than its Russian counterpart, Shenzhou is made up of three parts. Like Soyuz, only the reentry module with the crew survives reentry and landing.
