China-Shenzhou-23/Astronauts/Boarding
China-Shenzhou-23/Astronauts/Boarding
Dateline : May 24, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 3'17
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - May 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Split screens showing Shenzhou-23 astronauts; engineer inside orbital capsule; interior of reentry capsule
2. Various of astronaut Lai Ka-ying standing up, giving other two crew members high five, waving hand, slipping into orbital capsule with technicians' help
3. Various of Lai entering reentry capsule, sitting down
4. Various of astronaut Zhang Zhiyuan standing up, saluting, waving hand, giving astronaut Zhu Yangzhu high five, slipping into orbital capsule with technicians' help
5. Various of Zhang entering reentry capsule, sitting down
6. Split screens showing astronaut Zhu Yangzhu waiting to enter spacecraft; engineer inside orbital capsule; Zhang, Lai in reentry capsule
7. Various of astronaut Zhu standing up, saluting, waving hand, slipping into orbital capsule with technicians' help
8. Split screens showing Zhu in orbital capsule; Zhang, Lai in reentry capsule
9. Zhu entering reentry capsule
10. Three astronauts in reentry capsule
11. Launch tower
12. Various of launch tower unfolding, spacecraft complex at launch site
13. Three astronauts in reentry capsule
The three astronauts of the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission have boarded the spacecraft for a flight to China’s Tiangong space station.
The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship is scheduled to blast off at 23:08 Beijing Time (15:08 GMT) from northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The three Chinese astronauts, commander Zhu Yangzhu, spacecraft pilot Zhang Zhiyuan and payload specialist Lai Ka-ying, climbed aboard the spaceship with the help of technicians.
Following the launch, the astronauts will complete an in-orbit rotation with the outgoing Shenzhou-21 crew, and one of them will conduct a one-year in-orbit stay, double the usual duration of previous Shenzhou missions.
Notably, astronaut Lai Ka-ying is also the first astronaut from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Shenzhou-23 marks the 40th flight of China's manned spaceflight program, and the seventh manned flight mission since the Tiangong space station entered its application and development phase in late 2022.
ID : 8480995
Published : 2026-05-24 21:52
Last Modified : 2026-05-24 23:07:29
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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