Shenzhou 18 astronaut Ye Guangfu.
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the General Mission Headquarters of the Space Station Application and Development Stage has decided that the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou-18 manned mission is composed of three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, with Ye Guangfu as the commander. The crew includes 1 second batch of astronauts and 2 third batch of astronauts, all of whom are "post-80s".
Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Cong.
Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu.
Today is the ninth "China Space Day", and 54 years ago today, China's first artificial earth satellite, "Dongfanghong-1", was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. At 11 o'clock in the morning, the three astronauts will meet with Chinese and foreign media reporters at this important birthplace of China's aerospace industry and the spirit of "two bombs and one satellite."