At 23:08 Beijing time on November 29, the Long March 2F remote 15 launch vehicle carrying the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft ignited at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and was launched.
About 10 minutes later, the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the scheduled orbit.
The astronaut crew of Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu were in good condition and the launch was a complete success.
The successful launch marked the successful completion of all 12 launches planned for the key technology verification and construction phase of the space station.
After the spacecraft entered orbit, the space station assembly carried out autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking in accordance with the scheduled procedures.
Shenzhou XV astronaut crew entered the orbital module from the spacecraft return module.
After completing all preparations, at 7:33 p.m. on Nov. 30, the Shenzhou XIV astronaut crew opened the hatch to welcome the Shenzhou XV crew to the station.
Subsequently, the six astronauts will work and live together on the space station for about five days to complete the established tasks and handover work.
During the work and life on the space station, the astronaut crew will conduct a number of out-of-cabin activities to
They complete the installation of equipment inside and outside the cabin, debugging, maintenance and repair, combination management, space science, technology experiments (tests), and other tasks. (Xinhua News Agency)
