Shenzhou 9
Launch Date
June 16, 2012
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
3
Shenzhou 9
Launch Date
June 16, 2012
Craft
Shenzhou
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
Shenzhou 9 was a three-person Chinese spaceflight that became the first Chinese mission to rendezvous and dock to the Tiangong 1 Chinese space station. It marked the first time a Chinese woman flew a space mission. The 13-day flight including 6 days docked to Tiangong 1 and seven days of free flight.
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.
