The press conference on Shenzhou 20 manned flight mission was held today (April 23) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spokesperson introduced that according to the plan, after the Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft enters orbit, it will adopt the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode, and dock the radial port of the Tianhe core cabin in about 6.5 hours to form a three-ship three-cabin combination. During its orbital residence, the Shenzhou 20 astronaut crew will welcome the visit of the Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou 21 manned spacecraft, and will return to the Dongfeng landing site in late October this year.
(CCTV reporter Huang Xianwen and Wang Gang)
