Shenzhou 16

Jing Haipeng

• Birthday: 10/24/1966
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 09/25/2008
• Last Flight: 05/30/2023

Jing Haipeng (simplified Chinese: 景海鹏; traditional Chinese: 景海鵬; pinyin: Jǐng Hǎipéng; born October 24, 1966) ...

Yangzhu Zhu

• Birthday: 09/01/1986
• Role: Engineer
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 05/30/2023
• Last Flight: 05/30/2023

Zhu Yangzhu is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation...

Haichao Gui

• Birthday: 11/01/1986
• Role: Payload Specialist
• Nationality: China
• First Flight: 05/30/2023
• Last Flight: 05/30/2023

Gui Haichao is a Chinese pilot, researcher and professor selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He did nor enlist in the P...

Mission

Shenzhou 16

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Fifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

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 24 rockets, including 24 orbital launch attempts. While Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 241 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.