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Where is Shenzhou 12 going

Shenzhou 12 goes to space. After Shenzhou 12 spacecraft enters orbit, it will use the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode to dock with the forward port of Tianhe core module to form a combination with Tianhe core module and Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft.

Shenzhou 12, referred to as "Shenzhou 12", is the 12th spacecraft launched by China's manned space project. It is the fourth mission in the key technology verification stage of the space station and the first manned mission in the space station stage.

At 15:54 Beijing time on June 17, 2021, according to the information from the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft successfully completed the orbit entry status setting after entering orbit, successfully docked at the forward port of Tianhe core module using the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode, and formed a three module (ship) assembly together with the previously docked Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft, The whole rendezvous and docking process lasted about 6.5 hours. (ShenZhou12QuNaLi)