List of Tiangong space station expeditions
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This is a chronological list of long-duration expeditions to the Tiangong space station, a space station operated by China in low Earth orbit since 2021. An expedition to Tiangong refers to the crew that is occupying the space station and using it for research and testing. These expeditions can last up to six months and typically include three crewmembers.[1] Starting with the end of third expedition, which overlapped with the start of the fourth expedition, crews have had a "handover" period so that the station remains continuously inhabited.

In the lists below, these expeditions are numbered starting from one and sequentially increased with each expedition. Tiangong commanders are listed in bold. "Duration" is the period of time between the crew's arrival and departure from Tiangong.
Completed expeditions
| Exp. | Crew | Arrival (UTC) | Arrival flight | Departure (UTC) | Departure flight | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nie Haisheng Liu Boming Tang Hongbo |
17 June 2021, 07:54 | Shenzhou 12 | 16 September 2021, 00:56 | Shenzhou 12 | 90 days | [2] |
| station uncrewed: 16 September–15 October 2021 | |||||||
| 2 | Zhai Zhigang Ye Guangfu Wang Yaping |
15 October 2021, 22:56 | Shenzhou 13 | 15 April 2022, 16:44 | Shenzhou 13 | 181 days | [3] |
| station uncrewed: 15 April–15 June 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | Chen Dong Liu Yang Cai Xuzhe |
5 June 2022, 09:42 | Shenzhou 14 | 4 December 2022, 03:01 | Shenzhou 14 | 181 days | [4] |
| 4 | Fei Junlong Deng Qingming Zhang Lu |
29 November 2022, 21:42 | Shenzhou 15 | 3 June 2023, 13:29 | Shenzhou 15 | 185 days | [5] |
| 5 | Jing Haipeng Zhu Yangzhu Gui Haichao |
30 May 2023, 08:29 | Shenzhou 16 | 30 October 2023, 12:37 | Shenzhou 16 | 153 days | |
| 6 | Tang Hongbo Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin |
26 October 2023, 09:46 | Shenzhou 17 | 30 April 2024, 00:43 | Shenzhou 17 | 186 days | [6] |
| 7 | 25 April 2024, 19:32 | Shenzhou 18 | 3 November 2024, 08:12 | Shenzhou 18 | 191 days | [7] | |
| 8 | 30 October 2024, 03:00 | Shenzhou 19 | 29 April 2025, 20:00 | Shenzhou 19 | 181 days | [8] | |
| 9 | Chen Dong Chen Zhongrui Wang Jie |
24 April 2025, 15:49 | Shenzhou 20 | 14 November 2025, 03:14 | Shenzhou 21 | 203 days | [9] |
Current expedition
| Exp. | Crew | Arrival (UTC) | Arrival flight | Departure (UTC) | Departure flight | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Zhang Lu Wu Fei Zhang Hongzhang |
31 October 2025, 19:22 | Shenzhou 21 | May 2026 (planned) | Shenzhou 22 | 180 days (planned) |
[10] |
Future expeditions
| Exp. | Crew | Arrival (UTC) | Arrival flight | Departure (UTC) | Departure flight | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | TBA TBA TBA |
May 2026 (planned) | Shenzhou 23 | October 2026 (planned) | Shenzhou 23 | 180 days (planned) |