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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-25

Shenzhou-23 astronauts enter Tiangong space station

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-05-25
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16463230.html
Collected at2026-05-25 18:18:07 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint8d4c7a0ce8a629fbd3389ec3f9589edc6d2fc4f37fe624b6bd5bb6f8f965933f — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
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This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows a group picture of the crew of Shenzhou-21 and Shenzhou-23 spaceships. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Monday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard Tiangong opened the hatch at 5:13 a.m. (Beijing Time) and welcomed the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The two crews then took group pictures for the eighth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will conduct handover work aboard the space station, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Monday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard Tiangong opened the hatch at 5:13 a.m. (Beijing Time) and welcomed the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The two crews then took group pictures for the eighth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will conduct handover work aboard the space station, the CMSA said. This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the crew of Shenzhou-21 and Shenzhou-23 spaceships talking with each other. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Monday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard Tiangong opened the hatch at 5:13 a.m. (Beijing Time) and welcomed the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The two crews then took group pictures for the eighth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will conduct handover work aboard the space station, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Shenzhou-23 astronauts enter Tiangong space station." China Military Online (EN), 2026-05-25. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16463230.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 672, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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