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Shenzhou 15 was a crewed spaceflight launched by the China National Space Administration on November 29, 2022, marking the first mission to transition the Tiangong space station into its permanent operational phase. The three-person crew, consisting of Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu, condu...
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Successful Tiangong rotation completed a historic crew handover and supported station construction transition; strong national significance with limited independent transparency.
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Shenzhou 17 was a crewed Chinese spaceflight launched on October 26, 2023, bound for the Tiangong space station. The mission carried astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin, notable for comprising the youngest average age of a crew in the history of China's space program. During thei...
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Successful Tiangong expedition conducted maintenance and research with a notably young crew; operationally capable but less historically distinctive.
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