The three-member Shenzhou-23 crew is making steady progress aboard China's Tiangong space station following a seamless handover with the Shenzhou-21 crew.
On May 25, the three Shenzhou-23 astronauts -- mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying -- joined their Shenzhou-21 colleagues aboard the space station. Over the following days, the two crews worked side by side to complete a detailed handover of station operations and experiment plans before the Shenzhou-21 trio returned to Earth on May 29.
In the coming months, the Shenzhou-23 team will carry out more than 100 new scientific projects, focusing on frontiers such as space life sciences, materials science, microgravity fluid physics, aerospace medicine, and new space technologies.
After having gradually adapted to the microgravity environment, the Shenzhou-23 astronauts are steadily continuing their assigned work as scheduled.
Shenzhou-23 marks the 40th flight of China's manned spaceflight program and the seventh manned flight mission since the Tiangong space station entered its application and development phase in late 2022.
Shenzhou-23 astronauts make steady progress after crew handover
