On May 30, 2023 at 01:31 UTC the "Shenzhou-16” 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, Jing Haipeng (景海鹏) - center; Zhu Yangzhu (朱杨柱) – right; Gui Haichao (桂海潮) – left. The space vehicle is to dock with the Chinese “Tianhe” core module of the “Tiangong” space station (the “Tiangong /Shenzhou-15” orbital complex).