<div class="grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article md:max-w-screen-sm" data-article-body="true"><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.</i></p><figure class="relative col-body mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt=" The uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrives at China's Tiangong space station on Nov. 25, 2025. " loading="lazy" width="960" height="540" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="fig-image-round" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/tcw4I3Wk_WZHPIcSt0kjZg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/836f92ae2db00487d893b6682613cc9f"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5"><div>Credit: CCTV</div></figcaption></figure><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">Three Chinese astronauts finally have a reliable way to get home from orbit.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The uncrewed <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/chinese-astronauts-replacement-spacecraft-debris-170000792.html" data-ylk="slk:Shenzhou 22 spacecraft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>Shenzhou 22 spacecraft</u></a> arrived at <a href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tiangong space station;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Tiangong space station</u></a> today (Nov. 25) at 2:50 a.m. EST (0750 GMT and 3:50 p.m. Beijing time), about 3.5 hours after <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/china-launches-uncrewed-shenzhou-capsule-043308646.html" data-ylk="slk:launching to orbit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>launching to orbit</u></a> atop a Long March 2F/G rocket.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">Shenzhou 22 is an unprecedented mission for China — an emergency flight mounted on a short timeline to help out three astronauts who have been "stuck" on Tiangong for the past 10 days.</p><figure class="relative col-body mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt="a white space capsule approaches a space station with earth in the background" loading="lazy" width="960" height="540" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="fig-image-round" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mVDeVQUe1g73qc9Q2Ofl4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/04da1ff1c46f3d4b7db363969ae318d4"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5"><div>The uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrives at China's Tiangong space station on Nov. 25, 2025. | Credit: CCTV</div></figcaption></figure><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">Those astronauts <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/china-launches-shenzhou-21-astronauts-155939472.html" data-ylk="slk:arrived at the station Oct. 31;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>arrived at the station Oct. 31</u></a> for a six-month stay. Their mission, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/china-reveals-crew-shenzhou-21-150000686.html" data-ylk="slk:Shenzhou 21;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>Shenzhou 21</u></a>, took over from the three-astronaut Shenzhou 20 flight, which was scheduled to come home on Nov. 5.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">But things got complicated when Shenzhou 20's departure <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/space-debris-may-hit-chinese-164238774.html" data-ylk="slk:was delayed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>was delayed</u></a> after inspections revealed a crack in the window of the crew's return spacecraft. The damage, likely inflicted by a <a href="https://www.space.com/16518-space-junk.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:space debris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>space debris</u></a> strike, made the Shenzhou 20 vehicle unfit to carry astronauts on the harrowing trip down through <a href="https://www.space.com/17683-earth-atmosphere.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Earth's atmosphere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Earth's atmosphere</u></a>, Chinese space officials determined.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">So, the Shenzhou 20 trio came home in the newly arrived Shenzhou 21 spacecraft, touching down safely <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/chinas-shenzhou-20-astronauts-return-095005166.html" data-ylk="slk:on Nov. 14;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>on Nov. 14</u></a>. That solution solved one problem but created another, leaving the Shenzhou 21 crew without a safe way to get home in the event of an emergency.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">China is prepared for such eventualities, however. The nation keeps a backup Long March 2F/G rocket and Shenzhou capsule in a state of near-readiness at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert and can fast-track a launch should the need arise.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">China activated this contingency plan in the wake of the Shenzhou 20 debris strike, getting the uncrewed rescue mission off the ground just 20 days later.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">Shenzhou 22 provides "a successful example for the international aerospace field in efficiently <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/space-junk-strike-chinas-astronaut-140000478.html" data-ylk="slk:responding to emergencies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>responding to emergencies</u></a>," the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said in a <a href="https://www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202511/t20251125_57148.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:statement today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>statement today</u></a>.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">"The success of this mission fully demonstrates the advantages of the new national system, profoundly interprets the concept of 'life first, safety first' in China's manned spaceflight, comprehensively verifies the scientific reliability of the 'one-for-one, rolling backup' strategy for China's space station mission, and practically tests the rapid response and emergency handling capabilities of the entire project," CMSA officials added.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The damaged Shenzhou 20 capsule, meanwhile, is still docked to Tiangong. It "will remain in orbit to conduct relevant experiments," according to the CMSA statement. That space stay will have to end in the next five months or so, however; Shenzhou 20 occupies a docking port that will be needed by the next crewed flight to Tiangong, Shenzhou 23, which is expected to launch in April 2026.</p></div>

China's uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station early Tuesday morning (Nov. 25), giving the three astronauts living there a safe way to get home.

Watch China's Shenzhou 22 rescue ship arrive at Tiangong space station (video)

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