Shenzhou-21 Crew To Extend Stay For Additional Month | Aviation Week Network

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Chen Chuanren
April 17, 2026

eva on tiangong

Extravehicular activity on the Tiangong Space Station took place April 17.

Credit: China Manned Space Agency

SINGAPORE—The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said the three-person crew of Shenzhou-21 will remain in orbit for about one additional month to validate technologies onboard the Tiangong Space Station. The crew—Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang—has been in orbit since Oct. 31, 2025. They were…

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week’s Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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