Shenzhou 16
Shenzhou 16 () was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 30 May, 2023 at 9:31 AM CST (UTC +8) on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. It carried two People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts and a payload specialist from Beihang University. The mission was the eleventh crewed and sixteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program. Background 
Shenzhou 16 was the fifth long-duration spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, with a planned duration of about six months. The spacecraft completed construction and testing in December 2022 and before launch was on standby for an emergency rescue mission of the Shenzhou 15 crew. Mission 
The flight launched from JSLC on May 30, 2023, 9:31 AM following the launch of Tianzhou 6 and near the end of the Shenzhou 15 mission. The spacecraft successfully docked with Tiangong under 7 hours after lift-off. The two crews performed a handover in space prior to the departure of the Shenzhou 15 crew on June 3. Spacewalk 
On 20 July 2023, the first scheduled spacewalk of Shenzhou 16 was carried out by Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu through the airlock of the Wentian lab module, with Gui Haichao assisting the pair from inside the Tianhe core module. The crew completed a variety of tasks, including the installation and lifting of the support frame for a panoramic camera outside Tiangong's Tianhe core module and unlocking and lifting two panoramic cameras outside the Mengtian experiment module. The spacewalk lasted for 7 hours and 55 minutes. Crew 

The Shenzhou 16 mission marked Commander Jing Haipeng's fourth trip to space, a new record for China. Payload specialist Gui Haichao, a professor at Beihang University, became the first Chinese civilian in space. Gui and Zhu were also the first members of Chinese Group 3 to fly to space. See also
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
Tiangong space station
Tianzhou (spacecraft)

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