On June 5, 2022 at 02:44 UTC the "Shenzhou-14” manned spacecraft was launched from Chinese Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province. The space vehicle was orbited by the Chinese "Chang Zheng-2F” (Long March 2F) rocket-carrier.

The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Chen Dong (陈冬) - center; Liu Yang (刘洋) - right; Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲) - left. The space vehicle is to dock with the Chinese “Tianhe” core module of the new space station.