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Shenzhou 9

2012 Chinese crewed spaceflight to Tiangong-1

Summary

2012 Chinese crewed spaceflight to Tiangong-1

Field	Value
name	Shenzhou 9
image	Tiangong 1 drawing.png
image_caption	Diagram depicting Shenzhou 9 (right) docked with Tiangong-1 (left)
COSPAR_ID	2012-032A
SATCAT	38461
mission_duration	12 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes
spacecraft_type	Shenzhou
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Long March 2F
launch_site	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1
landing_date	UTC
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Low Earth
apsis	gee
docking	{{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
docking_target	Tiangong-1
docking_type	dock
docking_date	18 June 2012, 06:07 UTC
undocking_date	24 June 2012, 03:08 UTC
time_docked	3 days, 21 hours, 1 minute
docking_target	Tiangong-1
docking_type	dock
docking_date	24 June 2012, 04:38 UTC
undocking_date	28 June 2012, 01:22 UTC
time_docked	3 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes
crew_size	3
crew_members	Jing Haipeng
Liu Wang
Liu Yang
crew_photo	Shenzhou 9 crew.jpg
crew_photo_caption	(l-r) Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang
previous_mission	Shenzhou 8
next_mission	Shenzhou 10
insignia_caption	Shenzhou 9 mission patch
programme	Shenzhou program

Liu Wang Liu Yang

Shenzhou 9 () was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST (10:37:24 UTC), 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed mission and expedition to dock with the Tiangong-1 space station, which took place on 18 June. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft landed at 10:01:16 CST (02:01:16 UTC) on 29 June in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The mission's crew included the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang. The next mission was Shenzhou 10, which launched on 11 June 2013.

History

On 12 March 2012, it was announced that the initial crew selection roster for the mission included female astronauts. The crew were unveiled to the press on 15 June. China's first female astronaut would be Liu Yang. Liu was selected ahead of her fellow female astronaut prospect Wang Yaping. This mission also featured the first repeat astronaut, Jing Haipeng, the commander of the mission. Shenzhou 9 was the 9th flight in China's Shenzhou program and the fourth crewed spaceflight. The mission's launch was 49 years to the day after that of the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.

Mission preparations

The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert on 9 April 2012 and its carrier rocket, the Long March 2F, arrived on 9 May. On 9 June 2012, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket were rolled out to launch pad. On 12 June 2012 underwent system-wide joint exercises, and final health checks were completed the following day.

Expedition ceremony

On 16 June 2012, the expedition ceremony was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo attended the ceremony. The astronauts, Liu Wang, Liu Yang, and Jing Haipeng, rode to the launch tower and turned in the entrance with the assistance of support staff.

Mission

The Long March 2F rocket was launched on 16 June 2012 at 10:37 UTC.

Shenzhou 9 docked with China's first space lab Tiangong-1 at 06:07 UTC on 18 June, marking China's first crewed spacecraft rendezvous and docking. This docking was remotely controlled from a ground station. After about 3 hours, when the pressures inside the vessels were equalized, Jing Haipeng entered into Tiangong-1. Six days later, Shenzhou 9 detached from the station and then redocked manually under the control of crew member Liu Wang, making it the first manual docking for the Chinese program.

Shenzhou 9 landed by parachute in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia on 29 June 2012.

Crew

Backup crew

The backup crew for the flight was:

The backup crew later became the prime crew for Shenzhou 10.

Mission timeline

;9 April 2012

Shenzhou 9 space capsule arrives at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

;9 May 2012

Long March 2F space launcher arrives at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

;9 June 2012

Launch stack rolled out to the launch pad

;15 June 2012

Crew unveiled

;16 June 2012

Launch, first woman in space for the Chinese program, first repeat traveller for the Chinese program, first crewed mission to a space station for the Chinese program

;18 June 2012

First crewed rendezvous for the Chinese space program.
Automated docking with Tiangong-1, first crewed docking by the Chinese program

;24 June 2012

Shenzhou 9 undocks with Tiangong-1
Shenzhou 9 redocks with Tiangong-1, first manual docking by the Chinese space program, second crewed docking by the program

;29 June 2012

Shenzhou 9 landed in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia.

References

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References

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Xin, Dingding. (19 June 2012). "China successfully completes space docking". China Daily.
(29 June 2012). "China's Shenzhou-9 crew returns to Earth after history-making trip". NBC News.
Jones, Morris. (3 April 2013). "Shenzhou's Shadow Crew". Space Daily.
(11 June 2013). "Astronauts of Shenzhou-10 mission meet press". Space Daily.

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