Approximately 3.5 hours after the spacecraft enters orbit, it will use autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode.

This morning, the press conference for the Shenzhou-21 manned spaceflight mission was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spokesperson introduced that, according to the plan, after the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft enters orbit, it will adopt an autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode, and will dock with the Tianhe core module's forward port approximately 3.5 hours later, forming a three-ship and three-module combined entity. During the orbital stay, the Shenzhou-21 astronauts will welcome the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-22 manned spacecraft for a visit.