Watch 'Majestic' Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Undocking | China Space Station

Watch 'Majestic' Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Undocking | China Space Station

The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft successfully undocked from the rear docking port of the Tianhe Core Module of China's Tiangong Space Station on January 12, 2024, at 08:02 UTC (16:02 China Standard Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). 

Tianzhou-6 has started an “independent flight stage” that will continue until the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft docks with China's space station.

The Shenzhou-17 crew aboard the station is conducting a series of scientific experiments and technology verification objectives, as well as additional extravehicular activities and payload missions.

The taikonauts have been stationed at the space station for over a third of their six-month space mission. They completed the crew rotation with the Shenzhou-16 astronauts and have conducted tasks, including space station maintenance, life and health support, spacesuit inspection and testing, a Tianzhou-6 cargo ship equipment inspection and preparation for upcoming spacewalks, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station. Shenzhou-17 is also the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program. Shenzhou-17 also features the youngest crew of any Chinese space mission to date.

Shenzhou-17 (神舟十七) Crew:

Hongbo Tang (汤洪波) - Commander 

Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) - Mission Specialist

Xinlin Jiang  (江新林) - Mission Specialist

Video Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)/CNSA Watcher Archives

Release Date: Jan. 14, 2024

Duration: 3 minutes, 39 seconds

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