Tiangong: Expedition 8

Expedition 8 began with undocking of Shenzhou-18 on November 03, 2024.

At 08:30 UTC on November 10, the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft successfully depart from the Tiangong space station complex and entered the independent flight phase. It will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner at an appropriate time in the near future.
Most of the cargo spacecraft's devices will be ablated and destroyed during the re-entry process, and a small amount of debris will fall into the designated safe waters in the South Pacific.

A Long March7 Y9 rocket carrying Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, blasted off at 15:13 UTC on November 15, 2024 from Wenchang Space Launch Site.
Tianzhou-8 spaceship carries about 6 tonnes of supplies, to meet the daily needs of Shenzhou-19 & Shenzhou-20 crews, including fresh fruits, vegetables.
Tianzhou-8 carried bricks made of lunar simulant. These will be placed outside Tiangong for ~3 years to assess the impact of the harsh outer space environment. Results will help inform plans for future lunar habitats related to China's ILRS.
About 10 minutes later, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered orbit. Later, its solar panels were deployed, marking a successful launch.
Docking to the aft port of Tianhe has occurred at 18:32 UTC.

After 9 hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou-19 crew astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze worked closely together, and with the support of the space station's robotic arm and ground scientific researchers, completed the installation of the space station's space debris protection device, the inspection and disposal of extravehicular equipment and facilities, and other tasks. Astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong have safely returned to the Wentian Experimental Module (9h 06m). The extravehicular activities were a complete success, breaking the record of the length of extravehicular activities.

Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong performed the second spacewalk on January, 20 2025 (8h 17m). Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze worked for 8.5 hours to complete multiple tasks, including the installation of space debris protection devices and an extravehicular inspection. They were assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Cai and Song, the two crew members assigned to undertake spacewalk duties, have since returned to the Wentian lab module safely.
Since completing their first spacewalk on December 17, 2024, the crew members have undertaken a series of tasks, including the inspection and maintenance of the space station's equipment, system-wide pressure emergency drills, and preparations for the second series of EVAs.

China's Shenzhou-19 crew wrapped up 7-hour spacewalk at 12:50 UTC on March 21, 2025. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze installed anti-debris shields, upgraded equipment. Big shoutout to Cai Xuzhe, this marks his 5^th spacewalk, China's most experienced.

Shenzhou-20 docked on 24.04.2025 at 15:49 UTC to the space station Tiangong and the astronauts became members of TG-8.Shenzhou-19

Expedition 8 concluded with the undocking of Shenzhou-19 on April 29, 2025.