02 June 2022
Getting instant images and data throughout space launch missions is very important for the launch to be successful. This job is done through coordination of various tracking and monitoring stations. At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre where the SZ-14 mission is scheduled for lift-off on 5 June, CGTN reporter Zheng Yibing visited a station equipped with multiple types of devices, like the optical telescope. "We are mainly responsible for tracking live images during space missions, like target detection of the carrier rocket and the measurement of its position in space," said engineer Yu Shilong.
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04 June 2022
Taikonauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe are assigned to the Shenzhou 14 mission, with Chen serving in the position of the commander, CMSA announced at a press conference held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on 4 June. SZ-14 will launch on 5 June at around 10:44 BJT from Jiuquan. The main task of the mission is to complete the construction of the Tiangong space station, with a basic 3-module structure consisting of the core module Tianhe and the lab modules Wentian and Mengtian. Upon completion of the assembly, the space station will become a national space laboratory.
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05 June 2022
The SZ-14 spaceship, atop a CZ-2F carrier rocket, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 10:44 BJT. About 577 seconds after launch, SZ-14 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The 3 crew members were in good shape and the launch was declared a complete success. The crew will work with the ground team to complete the rendezvous and docking with the core module.
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06 June 2022
After a fast automated rendezvous and docking with 6 orbital manoeuvres, the Shenzhou 14 crew docked with the radial port of the Tianhe module of the Chinese Space Station core module on 5 June at 17:42 BJT. The whole process took approximately 7 hours. By 20:50 BJT, Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe had entered the Tianhe module.
After environmental and system checks and the first night on board, the taikonauts opened the hatch of the Tianzhou 4 cargo craft and entered it on 6 June at 12:19 BJT, starting with unpacking the cargo spaceship. The crew will also enter the Tianzhou 3 cargo craft, and carry out cargo transfer and other related work as planned.
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