June 09, 2026
Video shared by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV shows a rocket blazing into space
The Shenzhou-22 is being sent to China's space station Tiangong to replace the Shenzhou-21
It is the seventh mission to the permanently inhabited Chinese space station since it was completed in 2022
Upon splashing down, Butch and Suni will have logged 286 days in space
