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Shenzhou 19

Shenzhou 19 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Shenzhou 19 rather than just read about it. In short: Shenzhou 19 (Chinese: 神舟十九号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíjiǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 19') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station that was launched on 29 October 2024 and returned to Earth on 30 April 2025. It carried three crew members on board a Shenzhou spacecraft.

Key takeaways

Shenzhou 19 belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Shenzhou 19 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Shenzhou 19 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Shenzhou 19 (Chinese: 神舟十九号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíjiǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 19') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station that was launched on 29 October 2024 and returned to Earth on 30 April 2025. It carried three crew members on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the 14th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 19th flight overall of the Shenzhou program.

Background Shenzhou 19 launched on 29 October 2024, prior to the end of the previous mission, Shenzhou 18. It was the eighth flight to the Tiangong space station and lasted approximately 6 months, departing after the arrival of the Shenzhou 20 crew on 24 April 2025.

Mission The mission launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on board a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the forward docking port on the Tianhe core module of the station, where the crew entered and taken over operations from the departing crew of Shenzhou 18, who returned to Earth on 4 November. The crew are carrying out experiments to aid China's goal of landing a crewed mission on the moon by 2030. The mission was scheduled to return to Earth on April 29, 2025, but was delayed by one day due to high winds at the planned landing site. The crew landed safely on the following day, April 30, at a new site on the eastern side of the Dongfeng landing area in Inner Mongolia.

Crew

Cai Xuzhe, 48, is a veteran astronaut who flew previously on the Shenzhou 14 mission in 2022. He is now tasked with the responsibility of the whole mission. Song and Wang, both 34 years old and youngest Chinese astronauts, embarked on their first spaceflight, Song Lingdong is a former air force pilot responsible for completing mission objectives. Wang Haoze the third female taikonaut, and first female flight engineer from China, to space. She is in charge of the care of the space station's key systems.

Spacewalks

New record for the longest space walk On 17 December 2024, during the crew's first spacewalk since arriving at the space station, Cai Xuzhe set a new record with Song Lingdong for the longest spacewalk, of 9 hours and 6 minutes, completing tasks such as the installation of space debris protection devices, inspection, and maintenance of external equipment and facilities. Song also became the youngest Chinese astronaut, born after the 1990s, to have embarked on an EVA. On 20 January 2025, the crew conducted their second spacewalk, with commander Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong as the participants, lasting 8 hours and 17 minutes. They completed the installation of more space debris shield devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment. On 21 March 2025, the crew conducted their third spacewalk, with commander Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong as the participants, lasting 7 hours and 5 minutes. They completed the installation of more space debris shield devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shenzhou 19

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Shenzhou 19 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Shenzhou 19 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Shenzhou 19 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Shenzhou 19

In research: Shenzhou 19 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Shenzhou 19 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Shenzhou 19 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2024 in China, 2024 in spaceflight, Crewed Shenzhou missions, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shenzhou 19 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Shenzhou 19 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Shenzhou 19 means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Shenzhou 19 out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Shenzhou 19 in simple terms?

Why does Shenzhou 19 matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Shenzhou 19?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Shenzhou 19.