The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on 13 June,[4] and the astronauts performed physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board.

[7] At the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a space official stated that Shenzhou 10 was planned for the period between June and August 2013.

[9] From 2012 November onwards, a feed of information ensued, including a desire for the crew to have a female member and that the actual launch date would be at the beginning of the June–August period.

[10] Xinhua News Agency published an item from the Beijing Times that summed up the aims of the mission, and included the information that Wang Yaping was the only female trainee in the group of astronaut candidates.

[18] CPC General Secretary, Chinese President Xi Jinping was present for both the departure ceremony, and the launch itself.

Wang Yaping conducted the scientific experiments and taught a physics lesson to Chinese students by live television broadcast.