AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From a first human flight to a station transport
Follow China’s crew spacecraft from Yang Liwei’s first flight through spacewalking, docking and station transport. Connect its three-module architecture to the full journey from launch to recovery.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
The launch of Shenzhou 13 in 2021. This later station-transport flight illustrates the outbound journey, not its return or recovery. Display image resized and compressed.
ForrestXYC; post-processing by Ib · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0Your place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From a falling feather to worlds circling a star.
The Shenzhou program
From a first human flight to a station transport
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
From visiting a laboratory to sustaining a modular station
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