Shenzhou spaceflights

mission dates crew notable accomplishments

Shenzhou 1 Nov. 19, 1999 — first unmanned test flight

Shenzhou 2 Jan. 9–16, 2001 — carried a monkey, a dog, and a rabbit

Shenzhou 3 March 25–

April 1, 2001 — tested life-support system

Shenzhou 4 Dec. 29, 2002–

Jan. 6, 2003 — final unmanned test flight

Shenzhou 5 Oct. 15, 2003 Yang Liwei first Chinese astronaut in space

Shenzhou 6 Oct. 12–16, 2005 Fei Junlong,

Nie Haisheng first two-person Chinese spaceflight

Shenzhou 7 Sept. 25–28, 2008 Zhai Zhigang,

Liu Boming,

Jing Haipeng first Chinese spacewalk (Zhai)