What is the significance of the launch of Shenzhou XV?

The significance of the launch of Shenzhou XV is that the Shenzhou XV mission is the last stick in the construction stage of China's space station and the first stick in the application and development stage of the space station, which plays an important role in connecting the past with the future. During the on-orbit period, the Shenzhou 15 crew will welcome the visit and docking of the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft, and plan to return to the Dongfeng landing site in May next year.

On October 28th, 2022/KLOC-0, Ji, spokesman of China Manned Space Engineering and assistant director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, announced at the press conference that he aimed at launching Shenzhou XV manned spacecraft at 23: 08 on October 29th, with astronaut Fei, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu as commanders. Astronaut Fei participated in the Shenzhou VI manned mission, and Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu both flew for the first time.

This mission is the sixth mission of this year's manned spaceflight project and the last mission in the construction stage of the space station. Astronauts will work and live in orbit for six months.

The main work of Shenzhou XV

During the mission, the crew of Shenzhou XV will focus on six aspects:

First, carry out long-term resident verification of the third cabin of the space station;

The second is to complete the unlocking, installation and testing of 15 scientific experiment cabinets, and carry out more than 40 space science experiments and technical experiments in the fields of space science research and application, space medicine and space technology;

Third, carry out three or four extravehicular activities, and complete the installation of the expansion pump set and load exposure platform equipment of the Meng Tian space capsule;

The fourth is to verify the working mode of cargo airlock and cooperate with the ground to complete six cargo outbound tasks;

The fifth is to carry out normalized platform testing, maintenance and station management;

The sixth is to carry out on-orbit health protection drills, on-orbit training and drills.

Bao Jing. Com- Shenzhou 15 is scheduled to be launched at 23: 08 on the 29th. The flight crew consists of astronaut Fei, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu.