Shenzhou 9
Shenzhou 9 was the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on June 16, 2012 for China's first crewed docking mission with the Tiangong-1 experimental space laboratory. It carried Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang, supported automatic and manual rendezvous and docking operations with Tiangong-1, and returned the crew safely to Earth on June 29, 2012.
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- Shenzhou IXShenzhou-9 crewed spaceship
- Name
- Shenzhou 9
- Status
- retired
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- Description
- Shenzhou 9 was the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on June 16, 2012 for China's first crewed docking mission with the Tiangong-1 experimental space laboratory. It carried Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang, supported automatic and manual rendezvous and docking operations with Tiangong-1, and returned the crew safely to Earth on June 29, 2012.
- First Flight Date
- 2012-06-16
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 14:08:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 08:11:44 UTC
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- Last Flight Date
- 2012-06-29
- Search Name
- Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou IX Shenzhou-9 crewed spaceship