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Detailed explanation-1: -Shenzhou 11 was a crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, launched on 17 October 2016 (16 October UTC) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was China’s sixth crewed space mission, at 33 days, it was the longest until the follow up Shenzhou 12 mission which lasted 3 months.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fourth essay in our space design series, STIRship Enterprise, focuses on the manned spacecraft Shenzhou by China and its significance in the country’s space race. China has surpassed the United States and Russia as a space power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shenzhou 13 was the second crewed mission to Tianhe, which launched to low Earth orbit in April 2021. The first was Shenzhou 12, which lifted off in June 2021 and landed that October.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Shenzhou-15 astronauts will return in May next year, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. This is the third manned mission to be launched by China to link up with its space station. Two batches comprising three astronauts were flown to the space station, on a six months mission each to build the orbiting station.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 9 December 2021 at 3:55 p.m. Beijing time (7:55 a.m. UTC), the three crew members held a lesson and conducted the scientific experiments from space, as they did in 2013 at Shenzhou 10, to educate, motivate and inspire Chinese younger generation in science and technology for the long term development of the nation.