The Shenzhou crewed spacecraft is designed to carry three astronauts and consists of the orbital module, the reentry capsule and the service module (propellant module). The spacecraft weights about eight tons and has a length of nearly nine meters. The Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号) spacecraft will launch astronauts Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo to the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace), on 17 June, 01:22 UTC (09:22 China Standard Time).
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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