China Shenzhou No. 17 aimed at launch on October 26

China Shenzhou No. 17 manned spacecraft aiming on Thursday (ThursdayOctober 26) launched at 11:14.

Comprehensive China News Agency and CCTV News, a spokesperson for China Manned Aerospace Engineering Lin Xiqiang announced on the morning of Wednesday (October 25) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of Gansu, aiming at the Shenzhou on Thursday at 11:14 am.The seventeenth manned spacecraft, the astronauts of the Shenzhou 17 manned flight mission were composed of three astronauts from Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xintin, and Tang Hongbo served as the commander.

Tang Hongbo has participated in Shenzhou No. 12 manned flying missions. Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin both flights for the first time. The multiplication group was the smallest astochist multiplication group since the construction task of the space station was launched.

The manned flight task of Shenzhou 17 is the 30th flight mission since the implementation of the manned space project, and it is also the 12th manned flight task.

This mission plan is completed in the rail rotation with Shenzhou XIIC, for about 6 months, carry out space science and application load in the orbit (trial) inspection, and implement the space staff out of the cabin event.And the load out of the cabin, carry out the installation of the off -cabin load and the maintenance and maintenance of the space station.

According to Xinhua News Agency, because the current space fragments are increasing, and long -term operation of spacecraft is hit by small particles of space, Shenzhou 17 will conduct trial maintenance operations outside the space station for the first time.It is reported that this task is very challenging and will mention the level of off -class activity to a new height.

The Shenzhou 16 Aerospace Microteter Group completed the rail -renewal mission with the Shenzhou No. 17 astronauts, and aimed at the Dongfeng landing field on the 31st of this month.

The task purpose of Shenzhou 17 also includes the functional performance of the combination of space stations, obtaining valuable data and experience to accumulate space stations, and assessing the coordination and matching of the operation management task of the ground support center.Further improve the operating efficiency and fault disposal capacity of the space station.

The launching task is the Long March 2 F Yao 17 Rockets.