The three Chinese astronauts who found themselves unexpectedly stuck at the Tiangong space station now have a clear way home, after an uncrewed spacecraft was launched to serve as their emergency ...
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) initiated the urgent, uncrewed launch of Shenzhou-22 to provide a contingency return vehicle and cargo resupply for the Shenzhou-21 crew currently aboard the ...
A view of Shenzhou-21 docked at the Tiangong space station, Oct. 31, 2025. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no ...