On May 10, according to CCTV news, in addition to the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft, there is also a timetable for the follow-up on orbit construction of the Chinese space station In June, the Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft will be launched, and three astronauts will enter the Chinese space station assembly and stay in orbit for six months
According to people's daily, the Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 crew will rotate in orbit for the first time, and will be continuously manned. The six astronauts in the two crew will stay in orbit for 5-10 days.
The Shenzhou 14 crew will cooperate with the ground to complete the assembly and construction of the space station, and gradually build the flight state of the three module assembly from the single module assembly flight. During this period, it will experience 9 assembly configurations, 5 rendezvous and docking, 3 separation and evacuation and 2 transposition missions.
At the same time, they will be stationed in the Wentian experimental module and Mengtian experimental module for the first time to establish a manned environment; Cooperate with the ground to carry out the test of two compartment assembly, three compartment assembly, large and small mechanical arms, and the related function test of air lock cabin exit; For the first time, the airlock cabin will be used to carry out out the out of cabin activities; Complete the unlocking and installation of 14 cabinets in Wentian experimental cabin and Mengtian experimental cabin.
It is worth mentioning that after the completion of the on orbit construction of the Chinese space station in 2022, 2023 will enter another stage. Next year, China plans to launch China's first large-scale space Survey Telescope, carry out wide area sky survey observation, and carry out cutting-edge scientific research in the formation and evolution of cosmic structure, dark matter and dark energy, exoplanets and solar system objects, which is expected to achieve a number of major innovative achievements.
