This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 30, 2023 shows astronauts of the Shenzhou-15 mission watching the image that shows Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the space station. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The Shenzhou XVI crew members are scheduled to give their first science lecture from inside the Tiangong space station on Thursday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency.