Shenzhou 19
Success
OCT 29202420:27:34 UTC8th crewed mission to Tiangong Space Station (TSS). Cai Xuzhe, on his second spaceflight, commanded alongside first-time flyers Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze - China's first civilian female astronaut and first female spaceflight engineer from China's third astronaut cohort.
On 17 December 2024, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong conducted a 9-hour 6-minute EVA, the longest spacewalk by Chinese astronauts. The crew returned to Earth on 30 April 2025 after a 183-day mission.
LIFTOFF
OCT 29 202420:27:34 UTC
Success
launched from SLS-1 Jiuquan
aboard Long March 2F/G 2F-Y19 into LEO
Payload
Shenzhou 19
Crewed spaceflight
Crew · 3
- 01 Cai Xuzhe from China
- 02 Song Lingdong from China
- 03 Wang Haoze from China