Shenzhou-10

Nie Haisheng

• Birthday: 10/13/1964
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 10/12/2005
• Last Flight: 06/17/2021

Nie Haisheng is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut.

In 1998, he was selected for the Chinese spacef...

Zhang Xiaoguang

• Birthday: 05/01/1966
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 06/11/2013
• Last Flight: 06/11/2013

Zhang Xiaoguang is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.

He was born in May 1966 in Jinz...

Wang Yaping

• Birthday: 01/27/1980
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 06/11/2013
• Last Flight: 10/15/2021

Colonel Wang Yaping is a Chinese military pilot and astronaut. Wang was the second female astronaut to be named by the CNSA, ...

Mission

Shenzhou-10

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

This isthe fifth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program which lasted 15 days. Shenzhou-10 began its mission by bringing Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping to the Tiangong-1 space station. During their 12-day stay at the station astronauts conducted space medicine and technological experiments, and Wang Yaping gave a lecture for over 60 million Chinese students. On 23 June undocked from the station and performed manual re-docking procedure, which was one of the objectives of the mission. On 25 June Shenzhou-10 undocked from the station and landed safely on the morning of the next day.

Location

Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) has witnessed the launch of 25 rockets, including 25 orbital launch attempts. While Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 252 rocket launches.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

Rocket

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F/G

The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Learn more about the Long March 2F/G

Agency

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.