Shenzhou-18

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17.04.2024 RN CZ-2F ze statkiem kosmicznym Shenzhou-18 została umieszczona  na wyrzutni LC-43/91 kosmodromu Jiuquan.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/loty/sz18.htm




Shenzhou-18 transported to the launch pad


Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship ready for launch
Xinhua | Updated: 2024-04-23 15:28

JIUQUAN -- The Shenzhou XVIII crewed space mission completed its last joint practice before launch and the system-wide airtightness check on Tuesday.

The rocket and spacecraft have completed the electrical performance test, and the astronauts and all systems at the launch site have carried out the launch drill, with everything reported to be in good condition.

April is typically the windiest and sandiest month at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China. The meteorological staff at the launch site have analyzed April's wind speed data over the past 10 years and mapped out multiple contingency response plans.

The combination of the Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship and a Long March 2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on April 17.

The spaceship will be launched in the coming days, the CMSA said.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/23/WS66276318a31082fc043c3866.html

Long March 2F Y18 with Shenzhou-18 atop has been rolled out to the launch pad at Jiuquan on April 17. Launch expected on April 25.

https://x.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1780543719818846383

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59224.60

[Orionid]

24.04.2024 załoga została ogłoszona na konferencji prasowej.
Li Cong i Li Guangsu są z trzeciej grupy tajkonautów i polecą po raz pierwszy w kosmos.

Załoga

• Ye Guangfu (2. lot) 43 lata – CDR (CNSA, ChRL)
• Li Cong (1. lot) 34 lata – PLT (CNSA, ChRL)
• Li Guangsu (1. lot) 36 lat – PS (CNSA, ChRL)

Średnia wieku załogi wynosi 37,67 lat.

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1782947067004166517
https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1782974224635941249

Shenzhou-18 crew announced:
👨‍🚀 YE Guangfu, commander
👨‍🚀 LI Guangsu
👨‍🚀 LI Cong
T0 at 12:59 UTC on April 25

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1782942665233056021

Shenzhou-18 crew announced

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https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1782952123539570731

Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu will carry out the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceflight mission, and Ye will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Wednesday http://xhtxs.cn/SUH

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1782970873601044776
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/24/WS66285b6ba31082fc043c3a15.html

Congratulations for Taikonauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu. They will carry out the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission to the China Space Station. The Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship will be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

https://x.com/wulei2020/status/1782942026063032787

Three astronauts announced for Shenzhou 18 mission: Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu with Ye as commander. Born in the 1980s, the crew includes one from the second batch and two from the third batch of CMS astronauts. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/ObagGbDVc

https://x.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1782992384583770409

[Orionid]

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceStation/status/1783048402131194176

👨‍🚀To meet the #Shenzhou XVIII crew — Ye Guangfu (born in 1980), Li Cong (1989), and Li Guangsu (1987) — is to witness history in the making, the unstoppable rise of a new generation in China's space exploration!
🚀👍See how much they trained for this moment. [🎥/CMS]

Los 3 son militares. Li Cong y Li Guangsu son parte del tercer grupo de astronautas chinos de 2021. De esta forma se repite el patrón de la Shenzhou 17: un comandante experto que ya haya volado a la estación y dos novatos.

https://x.com/Eurekablog/status/1783074409621729396

Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-04-24 11:01:15
https://english.news.cn/20240424/fab1db6efdf04d4ab6894c7cce31cfaa/c.html
LIVE: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Meet the Press


https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/shenzhou-18-caps-over-two-decades-chinese-human-spaceflight-2024-04-24/

[Orionid]

Czyli siódma.
Mamy już 35. załogantów chińskich statków kosmicznych.
Połączenie z CSS po 21:00 CEST.

Kolejna załoga chińskiej stacji kosmicznej
  25.04. o 12:59:00,479 z Jiuquan wystrzelona została RN CZ-2F, która wyniosła na orbitę załogowy statek kosmiczny Shenzhou-18.
Połączy się on ze stacją Tiangong krótko po 19:00.
Połączył się on ze stacją Tiangong o 19:32.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n240416.htm#08
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/shenzhou-18/

Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site, Prepare to Board Spaceship


China holds astronaut farewell ceremony ahead of Shenzhou-18 launch | AFP


Shenzhou-18 launch


LIVE: Launch of China's Shenzhou-18 Manned Spacecraft


https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1783509958522511523
https://x.com/XHNews/status/1783507211203105271

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More breathtaking photos of the launch of the Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 18.

https://x.com/wulei2020/status/1783508228636385343
https://x.com/wulei2020/status/1783505183965847659

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Zdjęcia załogantów z konferencji prasowej (24.04.2024).

Li Guangsu, 37, a native of Jiangsu province, is now a fourth-grade astronaut and a newcomer to space.

Li Cong, 35, a native of Hebei province, is now a fourth-grade astronaut and a newcomer to space.

Ye Guangfu, 44, a first-grade astronaut, is the mission commander of the #Shenzhou XVIII spaceflight.
He made his first journey into space in October 2021, on the six-month Shenzhou XIII mission, becoming one of the second group of inhabitants of Chinese Space Station

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Fotki przedstartowe

#Shenzhou XVIII crew ready for space mission!
The three astronauts in the Shenzhou XVIII mission headed to the launch tower after a brief see-off ceremony on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
♥️👍👍All the best on your journey! [📷/CMS & CMG]

👨‍🚀👍Shenzhou XVIII mission update: The three astronauts have successfully boarded the capsule.
❤️We wish them a safe and victorious mission.🚀 [📷/CMG]

Fotki z lotu
https://x.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1783486871840117005

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Depart for launch!
👨‍🚀👨‍🚀👨‍🚀Clad in spacesuits, mission commander Ye Guangfu, astronauts Li Cong and Li Guangsu are ready to embark on the flight. [📷/CMG]

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⏰🚀 The final countdown for #ShenzhouXVIII has begun!
👍Preparations are complete as we approach this momentous launch.
🧑‍🚀🛰️Stay updated for the liftoff. [📷/CMG]

🛰️👨‍🚀After entering orbit, the Shenzhou XVIII spaceship will perform a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the @CNSpaceStation's core module Tianhe, which will take about 6.5 hours.
👀Stay tuned for more updates! [📷/CMG]

https://x.com/CNSpaceStation/status/1783489480521023548

[Lion97]

Ze statystyk to był 13 lot załogowy statku Shenzhou od 2003r. czyli dokładnie tyle samo co SpaceX Dragon od 2020r. SpaceX przez cztery lata wystrzeliło tyle samo misji co Chiny przez ponad 20 lat!

 

[Orionid]

Loty załogowe do CSS rozpoczęły się w połowie 2021, czyli od tego czasu SpaceX realizuje taką samą ilość długoterminowych lotów załogowych, co powinno się zmienić niedługo, gdy Starliner wejdzie do gry.
Gdy na CSS zaczną latać obcokrajowcy, to ilość chińskich startów może się zwiększyć.

China's Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship docked with the space station combination. #XinhuaNews

https://x.com/XHNews/status/1783581389159559431

Shenzhou-18 docking


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Feature: Taikonauts hold their own "Olympics" aboard China's space station
Updated: August 9, 2024 Source: Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- To mark China's 16th National Fitness Day on Thursday, the three taikonauts aboard China's orbiting space station organized their own sports event to share their joy of exercise and show support for athletes at the ongoing Paris Olympics.

According to footage released by the China Media Group, the "Space Games" kicked off with a mock torch relay. Commander Ye Guangfu, clad in an extravehicular suit, passed an improvised torch to crew member Li Cong, who then floated over a hurdle to hand it to his crewmate, Li Guangsu. Li Guangsu accepted the torch before performing a skillful upright long jump.

In its final stretch, the torch was passed back to the crew commander, who completed the relay with a graceful back jump.

Li Guangsu and Li Cong later faced off in a slow-motion, tableless tennis match that saw a golden ping-pong ball hit against the walls inside the station.

While watching the Chinese women's volleyball team compete in Paris, Ye and Li Cong attempted to replicate a similar match in orbit, with one crew member positioned upright and the other upside down.

The three men in the core module were seen playfully imitating swimming postures as they raced against one another in a mock pool, with Ye eventually emerging as the winner. They then proceeded to mimic the actions of Olympic divers.

The final competition of the Space Games was weightlifting. Jokingly, Ye pretended to exert great effort as he lifted his two crewmates in their zero-gravity environment, even pausing to wipe away imaginary sweat.

As the video feed came to an end, the trio sent their best wishes to Team China, encouraging them to embrace challenges and chase their dreams.

The Shenzhou-18 crew has progressed more than halfway through a six-month space mission that began with their launch in late April. And the time the three taikonauts have spent orbiting Earth has involved a lot more than experiments and spacewalks -- they are also maintaining a work-life balance. The China Manned Space Agency has released video updates over the course of their mission, showing how they have been devoting time to their fitness.

https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/p/08HCK755.html

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Lądowanie 03.11.2024 ok. 18:15 CET.

China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts will return to Earth on November 4, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1851081285592367165

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After the Shenzhou-19 launch, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is now preparing for the return of Shenzhou-18 on November 03 around 17:00 UTC

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1852015098296181237

Dongfeng landing site ready to welcome return of Shenzhou-18 astronauts
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2024-11-01 12:57:30
   
JIUQUAN, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China, is ready to welcome the return of the Shenzhou-18 astronaut crew, according to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

To ensure search and rescue readiness, the last comprehensive drill was carried out at the Dongfeng landing site from Thursday evening to early morning on Friday, said the center.

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, carrying three astronauts, is scheduled to touch down on Earth in the early morning on Nov. 4.

The comprehensive drill was designed to target any difficulties and requirements expected from challenging conditions, such as the weather, the center added.

All personnel and equipment at the Dongfeng landing site are ready to be deployed to support the search and rescue missions. Moreover, the Shenzhou-18 crew completed all preparations before leaving the Tiangong Space Station. (...)

https://english.news.cn/20241101/81002ef4b4db481b8b05e3f871d63477/c.html

Chengdu China @Chengdu_China 9:23 AM · Nov 4, 2024
Chinese astronaut Ye Guangfu from Chengdu, Sichuan successfully exited the cabin of Shenzhou 18, saying thanks three times! ❤️
So proud!
#YeGuangfu #Shenzhou18 #SpaceMission #Sichuan #ProudMoment #chengdu #china

https://twitter.com/Chengdu_China/status/1853352477317632134

Wu Lei @wulei2020 7:51 PM · Nov 3, 2024
The three taikonauts of the #Shenzhou18 manned mission -- Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu – have been out of the re-entry capsule.
They are in good physical condition, and the mission is a complete success.

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1853148056201695269
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/shenzhou-18-crew-back-on-earth/

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Start zbiegał się prawie dokładnie z 9. Chińskim Kosmicznym Dniem.
Dziś mija rok od startu.
Od 10 2023 chińskie starty załogowe przebiegają wg pewnej rutyny kalendarzowej (końcówki kwietnia i października).
Wczorajszy start Shenzhou-20 był 4. z kolei wg tego schematu.
 

#GTGraphic: Meet the Shenzhou-18 crew on the 9th #SpaceDayofChina! China will launch the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. #ChinaSpaceStation

https://x.com/globaltimesnews/status/1783101964626395522

Tour China's space station with Shenzhou-18 crew

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Piąta ceremonia przekazania kluczy do stacji.
Od załogi Shenzhou-18 do załogi Shenzhou-19.

Wu Lei @wulei2020 4:22 AM · Nov 2, 2024
The fifth #crewrotation in #Tiangong!  The #Shenzhou18 and #Shenzhou19 crews have held a formal handover ceremony.

https://x.com/wulei2020/status/1852551769735537044
https://x.com/CNSpaceStation/status/1852498175539675426