ShenZhou 9

Crew:
    Jing Hai-peng [2], Commander
    Liu Wang [1]
    Liu Yang [1]

Backup Crew:
    Nie Hai-sheng
     (for Jing)
    Zhang Xiao-guang
     (for Liu)
    Wang Ya-ping
     (for Liu)

Launch:
    Location: Jiuquan
    Rocket: CZ-2F
    Date: 16 June 2012
    Time: 10:37:24 UTC

Landing:
    Date: 29 June 2012
    Time: 02:01:16 UTC
    Location: 42° 15.8' N, 111° 16.7' E

Flight Duration:
    12 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes, 52 seconds

Docking:
    Tiangong 1 core, 18 June 2012 06:07 UTC - 24 June 2012 03:08 UTC

Docking Duration:
    5 days, 21 hours, 1 minutes

Orbits: 198

ShenZhou 9 carried three yuhangyuans in the first piloted docking with the TianGong 1 space station. Liu Yang is the first female yuhangyuan to fly in space.

Crew

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