Shenzhou 15

Shenzhou 15 (Chinese: 神舟十五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíwǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 15') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 29 November 2022 at 15:08:17 UTC. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft. The flight was the tenth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the fifteenth mission overall of the China Manned Space Program. The spacecraft docked with Tiangong about 6+1⁄2 hours after liftoff at 21:42. Shenzhou 15 was the first crew to overlap with the previous crew, allowing the station to remain continuously inhabited. The previous crew departed on 4 December. It was also the last mission focused primarily on assembly of the station, with subsequent missions placing greater emphasis on scientific research. After remaining in orbit for 181 days, 17 hours, and 19 minutes, Shenzhou 15 departed the station on 3 June 2023 at 13:29. The crew landed safely in Inner Mongolia about nine hours later at 22:33.