China will launch the Shenzhou-20 crewed mission to its space station at 5:17 p.m. on April 24 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Wednesday.
Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie will carry out the Shenzhou-20 crewed mission.
After entering orbit, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft will conduct automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the Tianhe core module approximately 6.5 hours later, forming a combination of three spacecraft and three modules.
During their stay in orbit, the Shenzhou-20 crew will receive visits from the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 crew is scheduled to return to Earth in late October this year.
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