Shenzhou-20 Carries Three Astronauts to Tiangong Station
Why in the news
China sent a fresh three-member team to its orbiting station to take over from the crew already there.
Key facts
- Spacecraft: Shenzhou-20, carrying three astronauts.
- Destination: the Tiangong space station.
- Length of mission: six months.
- Duties: science experiments and maintenance work aboard.
Significance
- Tiangong was built entirely by China.
- The mission backs China’s lunar and Mars goals.
Exam angle
- Spaceship: Shenzhou-20; station: Tiangong; crew size: three.
- Rotation period: six months.