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China's Space Program: From Shenzhou to Chang'e Lunar Missions (1992–2024)

China's Space Program: From Shenzhou to Chang'e Lunar Missions (1992–2024)

  1. Shenzhou 1 conducts first Shenzhou test flight

    Labels: Shenzhou 1, Long March
  2. Shenzhou 6 completes China’s second crewed flight

    Labels: Shenzhou 6
  3. Shenzhou 7 performs China’s first spacewalk

    Labels: Shenzhou 7
  4. Chang’e 2 launches for higher-resolution lunar mapping

    Labels: Chang'e 2
  5. Tiangong-1 launches as China’s first space lab

    Labels: Tiangong-1
  6. Chang’e 3 makes China’s first lunar soft landing

    Labels: Chang'e 3, Yutu rover
  7. Chang’e 5-T1 tests lunar-return reentry technology

    Labels: Chang'e 5-T1
  8. Tiangong-2 launches as upgraded space laboratory

    Labels: Tiangong-2
  9. Shenzhou 11 begins 30-day Tiangong-2 crewed mission

    Labels: Shenzhou 11, Tiangong-2
  10. Queqiao relay satellite launches for far-side lunar missions

    Labels: Queqiao relay
  11. Chang’e 4 achieves first far-side lunar landing

    Labels: Chang'e 4
  12. Chang’e 5 returns lunar samples to Earth

    Labels: Chang'e 5
  13. Tianhe core module launches Tiangong station construction

    Labels: Tianhe module, Tiangong station
  14. Shenzhou 12 delivers first crew to Tianhe

    Labels: Shenzhou 12, Tianhe module
  15. Chang’e 6 returns first samples from Moon’s far side

    Labels: Chang'e 6