A historic “family photo” of Chinese taikonauts in orbit! 📸 The crew members of #Shenzhou21# and #Shenzhou23# pose for a real-time snapshot aboard the Chinese space station.

#ChinaInPhotos# The #Shenzhou23# spacecraft lifted off on May 24, carrying rice seeds and other scientific payloads to the China Space Station. After more than two months of cultivation, the astronauts have harvested the first batch of experimental #rice# samples. The experiment is expected to become the first to cultivate two successive generations of rice in orbit, enabling researchers to complete two full life cycles of the crop in microgravity. #ChinaTech#

📍China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship docks with Tiangong space station #China# #Shenzhou23# #SpaceStation# @AmbXieFeng @SpoxCHN_LinJian @xuejianosaka @zhang_heqing @salahzhang @consulat_de @ChenPingMFA @CGMeifangZhang

At 5:13 am on May 25, 2026, the crew of Shenzhou-23 astronauts entered the Chinese space station and met with the crew of Shenzhou-21 astronauts on orbit at the Tiangong. This was the 8th "space rendezvous" in Chinese space history.

China conducted a whole-system rehearsal for the launch of its Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 20, with the astronaut emergency evacuation team working as the last safety barrier during pre-launching stage. #Shenzhou23# #ChinaSpaceLaunch# #ChinaSpaceStation# #Space#