Facts about Shenzhou 15

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   The Shenzhou 15 mission marked China's first crewed spacecraft to conduct a crew handover procedure with another spacecraft docked to Tiangong, with Shenzhou 16 arriving while Shenzhou 15 remained attached.

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   Shenzhou 15's crew successfully performed a manual docking procedure with Tiangong's Tianhe core module, demonstrating China's capability for autonomous rendezvous and berthing operations.

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   During their mission, the Shenzhou 15 crew installed a new airlock module on Tiangong to support future extravehicular activities and expand the station's operational capabilities.

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   Shenzhou 15 astronauts conducted experiments on protein crystal growth and combustion dynamics aboard Tiangong, contributing to microgravity research applicable to medicine and materials science.

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   In May 2023, Shenzhou 15's crew returned to Earth after conducting 2 spacewalks to upgrade and maintain external systems on the Tiangong space station.

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   Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu spent approximately 186 days aboard Tiangong during Shenzhou 15's mission, conducting multiple spacewalks and scientific experiments.

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   Three astronauts launched aboard Shenzhou 15 on November 29, 2022, to dock with China's Tiangong space station for a six-month mission.

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