On November 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft was successfully launched, and astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu successfully entered the Tianhe core module by spacecraft, stayed in orbit for 6 months, and returned safely on June 4, 2023. Comrade Fei Junlong went to space again after 17 years and served as the commander twice, becoming the first astronaut to go out of the capsule after the full completion of the Chinese space station. Comrade Deng Qingming adhered to the original intention of flying into the sky for 25 years, persistently pursued his dreams, and brilliantly completed a series of experiments and experimental tasks. Comrade Zhang Lu has been conducting solid training every day for 12 years, and he has steadily completed four missions out of the cabin on his first flight. In order to commend them for their outstanding achievements in the mainland's manned space industry, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission decided to award Comrade Fei Junlong with the "second-class Space Merit Medal," the honorary title of "heroic astronaut" to Comrades Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, and the "third-class aerospace merit medal." (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
