Shenzhou 12

'Divine Boat Number 12') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 17 June 2021.

It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft.

The mission was the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the twelfth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.

[9] The Shenzhou 12 crew activated the station, carried out two spacewalks, and verified key technologies such as robotic arm operation, resource recycling, and long-term life support during the three-month mission.

Following undocking, the spacecraft performed a test of radial rendezvous procedures which would be utilized on the following mission, Shenzhou 13.