Shenzhou 19 (Chinese: 神舟十九号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíjiǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 19') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, that was launched on 29 October 2024.^[1] It carried three crew members on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission is the 14th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 19th flight overall of the Shenzhou program.

Shenzhou 19 launched on 29 October 2024, prior to the end of the previous mission, Shenzhou 18. It is the 8th flight to the Tiangong space station, and is expected to last approximately 6 months. It will depart following the arrival of the Shenzhou 20 crew in 2025.

The mission launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on board a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the forward docking port on the Tianhe core module of the station, where the crew entered and taken over operations from the departing crew of Shenzhou 18, who returned to Earth on 4 November. The crew will carry out experiments to aid China's goal of landing a crewed mission on the moon by 2030.^[2]

Position	Crew member
Commander	Cai Xuzhe, CMSA Second spaceflight
Operator	Song Lingdong, CMSA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Wang Haoze, CMSA First spaceflight

Cai, 48, is a veteran astronaut and a crew member for the 2022 Shenzhou-14 mission. Song and Wang, both 34 years old and youngest Chinese astronauts,^[2] are embarking their first spaceflight, with Wang the third female astronaut, and first female flight engineer, to space.^[3]

On 17 December 2024, during the crew's first spacewalk since arriving at the space station, Cai Xuzhe set a new record with Song Lingdong for the longest spacewalk, of 9 hours and 6 minutes, completing tasks such as the installation of space debris protection devices, inspection, and maintenance of external equipment and facilities.^[4] Song also becomes the youngest Chinese astronaut, born after the 90's, to have embarked on an EVA.

On 20 January 2025, the crew conducted their second spacewalk, with commander Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong as the participants, lasting 8 hours and 17 minutes. They completed the installation of more space debris shield devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment.^[5]