This is a chronological list of long-duration expeditions to the Tiangong space station, a space station operated by China in low Earth orbit since 2021. An expedition to Tiangong refers to the crew that is occupying the space station and using it for research and testing. These expeditions can last up to six months and typically include three crewmembers. Starting with the end of third expedition, which overlapped with the start of the fourth expedition, crews have had a "handover" period so that the station remains continuously inhabited.
In the lists below, these expeditions are numbered starting from one and sequentially increased with each expedition. Tiangong commanders are listed in bold. "Duration" is the period of time between the crew's arrival and departure from Tiangong.
Completed expeditions
CrewArrival (UTC)Arrival flightDeparture (UTC)Departure flightDuration1Nie HaishengLiu BomingTang Hongbo17 June 2021, 07:54Shenzhou 1216 September 2021, 00:56Shenzhou 12station uncrewed: 16 September–15 October 20212Zhai ZhigangYe GuangfuWang Yaping15 October 2021, 22:56Shenzhou 1315 April 2022, 16:44Shenzhou 13station uncrewed: 15 April–15 June 20223Chen DongLiu YangCai Xuzhe5 June 2022, 09:42Shenzhou 144 December 2022, 03:01Shenzhou 144Fei JunlongDeng QingmingZhang Lu29 November 2022, 21:42Shenzhou 153 June 2023, 13:29Shenzhou 155Jing HaipengZhu YangzhuGui Haichao30 May 2023, 08:29Shenzhou 1630 October 2023, 12:37Shenzhou 166Tang HongboTang ShengjieJiang Xinlin26 October 2023, 09:46Shenzhou 1730 April 2024, 00:43Shenzhou 17725 April 2024, 19:32Shenzhou 183 November 2024, 08:12Shenzhou 18830 October 2024, 03:00Shenzhou 1929 April 2025, 20:00Shenzhou 199Chen DongChen ZhongruiWang Jie24 April 2025, 15:49Shenzhou 2014 November 2025, 03:14Shenzhou 2110Zhang LuWu FeiZhang Hongzhang31 October 2025, 19:22Shenzhou 2129 May 2026, 12:11Shenzhou 22209 days
Current expedition CrewArrival (UTC)Arrival flightDeparture (UTC)Departure flightDuration11Zhu YangzhuZhang ZhiyuanLai Ka-ying24 May 2026, 15:08Shenzhou 23October 2026 (planned)Shenzhou 23180 days(planned)
See also List of human spaceflights in Tiangong Program List of Mir Expeditions List of International Space Station expeditions List of visiting expeditions to the International Space Station List of ESA space expeditions
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